Good Morning POU! We're revisiting some important pop culture moments! This week we'll highlight moments in pop culture where the influence of African-Americans reign paramount. Actually every single aspect of pop culture in this country is influenced by us! We'll just shine a light on 6 big ones that changed art, film, music and fashion forever. The story of the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
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Monday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
Good Morning POU! This week we'll highlight moments in pop culture where the influence of African-Americans reign paramount. Actually every single aspect of pop culture in this country is influenced by us! We'll just shine a light on 6 big ones that changed art, film, music and fashion forever. The Battle of Versailles 1973 More than 40 years ago, a single … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Good Morning POU! Today's featured young, gifted and black teen is a fashion designer, author, motivational speaker...and not even in high school! Whew! Essynce Moore Essynce Moore has loved clothes for as long as she can remember. When she was 6, she began drawing designs in notebooks. Four years later, with the help of her mom, Essynce launched her own kids’ … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Happy Hump Day POU! Today's feature is a Social Studies teacher that fell into modeling as a second career. Rashid Silvera For nearly 25 years, Rashid Silvera taught high school social studies in Scarsdale, N.Y., and earned a second income as a professional model. His bearded face graced the covers of magazines like GQ and Essence. His teaching job made it hard to … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! Today's feature is the first black man to cover GQ Magazine (Renauld White was the first African-American). Urs Althaus Born in 1956, Urs Althaus was raised by his Swiss mother in Altdorf (Switzerland) in the Canton of Uri. His father was a medical student from Nigeria, whom he never met. His career as a model began in the fashion house … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers