It's Friday, the end of the work week and the start of the weekend. This week's open threads highlighted little known or interesting black history facts in celebration of black history month. FACT 1: In 1804, Lemuel Haynes is the first African American to receive an honorary degree in U.S. history when Middlebury College awards him a Master's Degree at its second … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Friday Open Thread
Friday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
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
Saturday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Today's open thread will highlight some well-known womanists. Womanism is a social theory deeply rooted in the racial and gender oppression of black women. There are varying interpretations on what the term womanist means and efforts to provide a concise and all encompassing definition have only been marginally successful. Yet, the presence of ambiguity within the theology … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Friday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
This week's open threads have highlighted the works of several Black feminists/womanists. Today, I am going to focus on one of the most well-known Black feminists: bell hooks. Gloria Jean Watkins (born September 25, 1952), better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist. She took her nom de plume from her maternal … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Friday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
Sarah Jane Woodson Early, born Sarah Jane Woodson (November 15, 1825 - August 1907), was an American educator, black nationalist, temperance activist and author. A graduate of Oberlin College, she was hired at Wilberforce College in 1858 as the first African-American woman college instructor. She also taught for many years in community schools. After marrying in 1868 … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts