HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! THE ATLANTA RACE RIOT OF 1906 Atlanta, Georgia The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. It was characterized at the time by Le Petit Journal and other media outlets as a "racial massacre of negroes".[1] The death toll of the conflict … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
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LIVE STREAM: President Obama’s Commencement Address at Morehouse College (UPDATED w/VIDEO)
President Barack H. Obama, the first African American president of the United States, gives the commencement address at Morehouse College today, which is also the birthday of Malcolm X. Think about that for a second. *UPDATE: Video added below (h/t @TheObamaDiary)* … [Read more...] about LIVE STREAM: President Obama’s Commencement Address at Morehouse College (UPDATED w/VIDEO)
Tuesday Open Thread
Good morning Obots! Today's black celebrity-owned restaurant is Gladys and Ron's Chicken and Waffles based in Atlanta. In 1996, Gladys Knight partnered with a fellow vocalist Ron Winans to open "Gladys Knight and Ron Winan's Chicken & Waffles" in Atlanta. Ms. Knight has said she got the inspiration from Wells Supper Club, a Harlem eatery where she and other … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread