Happy Saturday POU! Of course we could not leave out one of the most pivotal moments in Olympic history: The Black Power Salute America was going through a cultural revolution in the 1960s, and one of the defining moments during that decade was the "Black Power Salute" in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. On Oct. 16, 1968, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
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Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Good Morning POU! This week we will feature pivotal moments in black history where black athletes took stands in social/political protests. Some will be very familiar, others only footnotes in history, but just as important nonetheless. "The Summit" On a sunny Sunday afternoon in early June 1967, several hundred Clevelanders crowded outside the offices of the Negro … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Monday Afternoon Thread: Gladys Knight and The Pips Week
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Friday Open Thread: Dr. John H. Clarke Debates Dr. Cornel West
HAPPY FRIDAY PRAGOBOTS! We continue our look at the debate between Dr. John Henrik Clarke and Dr. Cornel West on African Nationalism... … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Dr. John H. Clarke Debates Dr. Cornel West
Thursday Open Thread: Dr. John H. Clarke Debates Dr. Cornel West
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue our look at the debate between Dr. John Henrik Clarke and Dr. Cornel West... … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Dr. John H. Clarke Debates Dr. Cornel West