Good Morning Obots! Today we look at at urban-focused Nerjyzed Entertainment. Nerjyzed Entertainment, LLC (NE) is a privately held video game and 3D animation development and publishing company founded in 2003, and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nerjyzed (pronounced energized), is responsible for the development of Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience, … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Gamers
Education
Saturday Afternoon Thread: The President’s Weekly Address – Keep Our Teachers On The Job!
In this week’s address, President Obama urges Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education. … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: The President’s Weekly Address – Keep Our Teachers On The Job!
Thursday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. Lawrence is among the best-known 20th century African American painters, a distinction shared with Romare Bearden. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Monday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
This week's open thread will focus on famous African-American Painters. Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist. He began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s and evolved into a Neo-expressionist painter during the 1980s. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born after the death of his brother Max in Brooklyn, New York, the second of four children to Matilda … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Saturday Open Thread-Influential Black Educators
It's the weekend! I hope everyone had a wonderful week. This week's open thread has highlighted black educators who have changed the system for the better. Marva Collins (born August 31, 1936) is an American educator who in 1975 started Westside Preparatory School in Garfield Park, an impoverished neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She ran the school for more than 30 years … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread-Influential Black Educators