It's Wednesday aka Hump Day! Today. Today's open thread is highlighting more than 5 facts. FACT 1:Before Wally Amos became famous for his "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookies, he was a talent agent at the William Morris Agency, where he worked with the likes of the Supremes and Simon & Garfunkel. FACT 2: After a long career as an actress and singer, Pearl Bailey earned … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Langston Hughes
Tuesday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Continuing on with this week's theme, here are 5 more black history facts. FACT 1: Abolitionist Harriet Ann Jacobs published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book chronicles the hardships and sexual abuse she experienced as a woman growing up in slavery. Jacobs fled slavery in 1835 by hiding in a crawlspace in her … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Poets
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue" which was later … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Poets
Sunday Evening Thread – “Union”
Good Evening Obots! In honor of Labor Day, here is "Union" by Langston Hughes … [Read more...] about Sunday Evening Thread – “Union”