Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr. (USMC) (March 2, 1932 – August 25, 2015) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation
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Saturday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (July 13, 1928 – August 23, 2003) served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996. Nix was the first African-American Chief Justice of any state’s highest court, and the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for 24 … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! JAKE SIMMONS, JR. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
Friday Open Thread- African-American Chefs
It's Friday! It's almost the weekend. This week's open thread focuses on African-American Chefs. Aaron McCargo, Jr. (born 1971) is an American chef from Camden, New Jersey. He is best known as the winner of the fourth season of the Food Network's reality television show, The Next Food Network Star. He has a preference for meats and bold, spicy flavors, and avoids overly … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- African-American Chefs