Good Morning POU! Today's post is a black history fact that I just learned about over the Easter weekend. A community easter egg hunt for children was being held at "the old Rosenwald school" in the county were I grew up in rural Alabama. I had no idea what that was and asked my Dad about it. That grew into an incredible conversation with my father and uncle educating me and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle For Education Equality
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Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! Today we honor those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces. This week, our topic will be the African American communities struggle to gain the rights to education. This being a holiday dedicated to the men and women in uniform who sacrificed it all, we will start with those who were able to come home, only to be treated as second … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Sunday Open Thread: Let the Children Speak!
Good Morning POU! This week the Open Thread topic will focus on our struggle for education, from the right to learn to the right to equality in learning. Today I would just like to share these news segments regarding some very bright students in Baltimore. These talented and extraordinary teens are incredible orators - defying the negative stereotypes that are … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Let the Children Speak!
Saturday Open Thread: African American WhizKids
Welcome to the weekend! There are three young men I'd like to recognize as we close out the week. This young man has been featured before, but deserves another shout out for that PERFECT SAT SCORE! Cameron Clarke Cameron Clarke, a senior at Germantown Academy in Philadelphia scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT. That's right. A perfect score. That hardly ever … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American WhizKids
Friday Open Thread: African American WhizKids
TGIF! Today we feature three young shining stars as we continue to honor the best and brightest. Tony Hansberry Jr. Tony Hansberry Jr. was a child prodigy of the medical field. At 14 years old, Hansberry developed a new suture method for hysterectomy patients. Because of Hansberry, patients now have decreased hospital stays and more efficient surgeries. His breakthrough … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American WhizKids