Happy hump day POU Family! We are highlighting the work of various African-American archaeologists and anthropologists. William Montague Cobb (1904 - 1990) was a pioneering 20th-century physical anthropologist. As the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in anthropology, and the only one until after the Korean War, his main … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Good Morning Obots! This week we are featuring our very own versions of Indiana Jones! LOL, well not exactly, but these individuals are pioneers in the field of Archaeology. Today: John Wesley Gilbert John Wesley Gilbert (July 6, 1864 – November 19, 1923) was the first African American archaeologist, the first graduate of Paine College, the first African American … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Hey POU Family! It's the weekend and today is the last day of the weekly theme of African-American photographers. Jim Alexander (born August 7, 1935) is an American documentary photographer, photojournalist, activist, and teacher who is best known for being a “Participant Observer” and his photographs of human rights and black … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Friday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
It's Friday, POU! Today's photographer that I am highlighting is Charles Harris. Charles "Teenie" Harris (July 2, 1908–June 12, 1998) was an African-American photographer known for his photographs of residents and prominent visitors to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania including celebrities such as musicians and baseball players. He was also published in the Pittsburgh Courier. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Happy New Year POU! It's a new decade. Today's featured African-American Photographer: Moneta Sleet Jr. From the time he was sent to Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 to cover an unlikely boycott organized by a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. until long after he captured what became the signature moment of Dr. King's funeral in Atlanta in 1968, Mr. Sleet was a … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers