HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U.! SARAH RECTOR … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
Kansas City
Sunday Open Thread: Kansas City Jazz – Music of the Southwest
Good Morning POU! In the 1920s, Kansas City emerged as a vital center of jazz. Black musicians from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado made their way to Kansas City’s nearly five hundred nightclubs, taverns, cabarets and honky-tonks to join local artists. This dynamic music scene rivaled Harlem and Chicago’s South Side. “Work was plentiful for musicians, though some of … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Kansas City Jazz – Music of the Southwest
Tuesday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! ARTHUR BRYANT … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
Monday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, P.O.U.! Since Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of cookout season, I thought it would be the perfect time to learn about African American pitmasters. HENRY PERRY "The Father of Kansas City Barbecue" … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters