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Tuesday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
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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
Wednesday Open Thread: Successful Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors
Just before July 4, 1917, the white residents of East St. Louis, Illinois, unleashed a torrent of violence against African Americans. Over two days, the mob terrorized black men, women, and children, sadistically torturing and killing at least thirty-nine, injuring hundreds, and driving thousands more to seek refuge outside the city. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Successful Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors
“A Requiem For Mike Brown”
Beautiful. (h/t: Lipstick Alley) Demonstrators ‘disrupt’ St. Louis Symphony singing a ‘Requiem for Mike Brown’ Published on Oct 4, 2014 By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American Just after intermission, about 50 people disrupted the St. Louis Symphony’s performance of Brahms Requiem on Saturday night, singing “Justice for Mike Brown.” … [Read more...] about “A Requiem For Mike Brown”