This week, we'll honor lawyers of the Civil Rights Movement. The series begins today with Charles Hamilton Houston. EARLY LIFE Houston completed high school at the age of 15 and graduated as one of six valedictorians from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1915. He then taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C., for two years until the onset of World War I. Houston … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread
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Sunday Open Thread
Good morning and happy Sunday! Hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing weekend. Here's your Sunday Stevie Wonder. [vsw id="TLKvkXm9CUg" source="youtube" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread
Afternoon Open Thread | West Wing Week
This week, the President visited New Jersey communities recovering from Hurricane Irene, celebrated Labor Day in Detroit, welcomed NASCAR Champions to the White House, and unveiled the American Jobs Act before a Joint Session of Congress. That's September 2nd to September 8th or "American Jobs Act" … [Read more...] about Afternoon Open Thread | West Wing Week
Saturday Open Thread: “Whatever Happened To…?”
GOOD MORNING P.O.U. FAM! We hope you're enjoying your weekend! Today, we conclude our "Whatever Happened To...?" series with a look at Father MC. [vsw id="OuACz0pKCmE" source="youtube" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] Father MC (born Timothy Brown) achieved success in the early 1990s on the Uptown Records label. Discovered and signed by then-Uptown … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: “Whatever Happened To…?”
Friday Evening Thread – HELLOOOOOOO…Anyone out there?
(h/t Chipsticks) Few reporters attended Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann’s response to the economic speech given by President Barack Obama at the U.S. Captiol September 8, 2011 (something about a tree, the woods, does it make a sound....*snicker*) … [Read more...] about Friday Evening Thread – HELLOOOOOOO…Anyone out there?