It's Friday, POU Family! It's the end of a work week and the start of the weekend. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett on July 14, 1941) is an African-American professor of Africana Studies, activist and author, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. Karenga was a major figure in the Black Power movement of … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
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Thursday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
This week's open threads have highlighted some interesting Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries. The Right Excellent Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante GBE (February 1884 – August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labor leader who became the first prime minister of Jamaica. Bustamante is honoured in Jamaica with the title National Hero of Jamaica in … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
Wednesday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
Happy New Year POU! "Every year you are reminded of George Washington's birthday... my kids learn about this at school, but nothing is said about black heroes. If white Americans can engage in what I call repetitious advertising, then I feel justified in advertising for black Americans." - Wadsworth Jarrell, 1978 Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell is … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
Tuesday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
This next person is known for having an interesting theory on race and how might melanin play a role in white supremacy. She is considered a "black supremacist" because of her views. What do you think POU? Frances Cress Welsing (born March 18, 1935, Chicago), is an African American psychiatrist practicing in Washington, D.C.. She is noted for "Cress Theory of Color … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries