Welcome to the 3 day weekend POU! Our final historic pop culture moment comes from 1983: Vanessa Williams crowned Miss America. The first African Americans to appear in the Miss America Pageant came onstage as 'slaves' for a musical number in 1923. It was not until 1970 that black women were even allowed to compete. That year, Iowa's Cheryl Brown, won a state … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
Miss America
Saturday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
Welcome to the weekend POU! Our final historic pop culture moment comes from 1983: Vanessa Williams crowned Miss America. The first African Americans to appear in the Miss America Pageant came onstage as 'slaves' for a musical number in 1923. It was not until 1970 that black women were even allowed to compete. That year, Iowa's Cheryl Brown, won a state title and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments