John Charles Robinson (November 26, 1903 – March 26, 1954) was an American aviator and activist who was hailed as the "Brown Condor" for his service in serving in the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force against Fascist Italy. Robinson pushed for equal opportunities for African-Americans during his early career, and was able to open his own eponymous aviation school in addition to … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation
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Sunday Open Thread: Protest Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King knew that the Civil Rights movement needed a soundtrack. The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel to use music that everybody could relate to and be inspired by to help change America in the 1950's and 1960's. Here are some of them: "Oh, Freedom" is a post-Civil War African-American freedom song. It is often associated with the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Protest Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
Thursday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Tommy J. Curry is an author and full professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is the first African-American ever promoted to the rank of professor in the department of philosophy's history at Texas A&M University. Curry received his masters at DePaul University and his doctorate in philosophy from Southern Illinois University. His main research areas … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Tuesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Anthony B. Pinn is an American professor, author, and public intellectual working at the intersections of African-American religion, constructive theology, and humanist thought. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Research and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Monday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Happy New Year POU! Let's start 2018 by highlighting some great black philosophers and poets. Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (born September 20, 1948) is an American conceptual artist and philosopher. Her work addresses ostracism, otherness, racial passing and racism. She attended the School of Visual Arts, City College of New York, and Harvard University, where she earned her … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy