Happy Friday POU Family! Continuing the theme of this week's threads highlighting African-American Centenarians. James Whittico Jr. (November 18, 1915 – August 21, 2018) was an American physician from St. Louis, Missouri. He was the first African American named a full clinical professor at any medical school in St. Louis and was the fourth African American in St. Louis to … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Centenarians
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Friday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Happy Friday POU Family! This week's theme focuses on African-American painters. Today's painter being highlighted is Ellen Gallagher. Ellen Gallagher (born December 16, 1965) is an American artist. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is held in the permanent collections of many major museums. Her media include painting, works on … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Friday Open Thread: Little Rock Nine
It’s Friday P.O.U. Family and lurkers! It’s the end of another week and the start of the weekend. This week’s open theme has focused on the individuals that make up the Little Rock Nine. Melba Pattillo Beals (born December 7, 1941) is a journalist and member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Central High in Little … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Little Rock Nine
Friday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Morris Nolton Turner[was an American cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. Turner was raised in Oakland, California, the youngest child of a Pullman porter father and a homemaker and nurse mother.[ He attended Cole Elementary School and McClymonds High School in Oakland and Berkeley High School. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Friday Open Thread: African-American Innovators
Marie Van Brittan Brown (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999) was an African-American inventor. She was the inventor of the home security system (U.S. Patent 3,482,037) in 1966, along with her husband Albert Brown. In the same year, they jointly applied for a patent, which was granted in 1969. Brown was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York;[ she died there at the age of 76. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Innovators