This week's open threads have been dedicated to well-known African-American Chefs. Gerry Garvin, a.k.a G. Garvin Growing up in Atlanta with four sisters and a single mother, eating meant putting food on the table. By age 13, he'd traded after-school football practice for a job at Atlanta's haute Vining's Inn, where he soaped dishes and soaked up the inner workings of a … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- African-American Chefs
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Monday Open Thread- African-American Chefs
It's Monday. New week, new weekly theme. This week's theme will focus on well-known African-American chefs. Sunny Anderson (born April 9, 1975) is an African American Food Network personality. She began hosting How'd That Get On My Plate? in July 2008. She also hosts the Food Network program Cooking for Real, and served as co-host with Marc Istook of the Food Network … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread- African-American Chefs
Sunday Open Thread- Sunday Smooth Grooves
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday! Here's your smooth Sunday groove! Maze - Happy Feelin's Maze a soul / quiet storm band, also known alternately as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly and Maze, was established in San Francisco, California in the early 1970s. The band can be considered as the project formerly known as The Butlers, … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread- Sunday Smooth Grooves
Wednesday Open Thread- History of Hip Hop Pt. 1
Happy Hump Day P.O.U. Family! We are halfway through the work and school week. This week's open threads are dedicated to some of the earlier musicians of hip hop. This is the first part of a mini-series that will cover rap/hip-hop from it's beginnings. There will be future threads that cover the golden age of hip hop, gangsta and modern hip hop. The Breaks- 1980 Kurt Walker … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread- History of Hip Hop Pt. 1
Tuesday Open Thread- History of Hip Hop Pt. 1
Tuesday is here! This week I am dedicating this week's open threads to some influential hip hop artists.Planet Rock- Afrika Bambaataahttps://www.youtube.com/v/9lDCYjb8RHk?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0Afrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- History of Hip Hop Pt. 1