by sagittarius I am going to stir the funky and murky waters surrounding this Jason Collins debacle. I am going to take it ALL the way there. GN has been the canary in the coal mine for nearly a year about the attempted usurpation of Black folks Civil Rights legacy - and she's been absolutely spot on. I would also suggest that the motive is deeper - and more sinister - than … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine…And Neither is Your Civil Rights Movement
Jackie Robinson
Monday Open Thread | Famous Firsts: Blacks in Major League Baseball
Good morning Obots! Today's famous first is the legendary Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. From this humble beginning would grow the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread | Famous Firsts: Blacks in Major League Baseball
Wednesday Open Thread – Little Known Black History Facts
Happy Hump Day P.O.U. Family and lurkers! We are going to continue on with this week's theme, Little Known Black History facts. Actor, singer, and civil rights activist Paul Robeson was once considered for a U.S. vice presidential spot on Henry A. Wallace's 1948 Progressive Party ticket. An heirloom tomato variety, originating in Russia, is named after … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread – Little Known Black History Facts