GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! This story needs to be made into a movie! It's long, but VERY interesting.... THE JONES BROTHERS … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and Queen
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Monday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and Queen
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! In this week's series, we'll take a look at the Policy Game (aka The Numbers Racket) and the Black men and woman who dominated this multi-million dollar industry of yesteryear. But first, a brief overview of the game of Policy: … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and Queen
Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Movie Musicals Week
Saturday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Good Morning POU! We continue to look at the impact of black writers, artists and publications during the period between the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, particularly the Chicago influence. Created in 1942 by Chicago-based publisher John H. Johnson, who went on to create Ebony, Tan, and Jet magazines, the original series of Negro Digest … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Friday Open Thread: African American Women Bandleaders
HAPPY FRIDAY, P.O.U.! We continue our series on African American Women Bandleaders.... LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Women Bandleaders