Remember this?? Heh. In 2011, the President and First Lady welcomed accomplished poets, musicians, artists and students from across the country to the White House for a celebration of American poetry and prose. Artists that performed included Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Common, Rita Dove, Kenneth Goldsmith, Alison Knowles, Aimee Mann, Jill Scott and Steve … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: A Celebration of American Poetry at the White House
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Thursday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Good Morning POU! We continue to look at the contributions and cultural impact of Chicago's Black Renaissance period. The Chicago Defender was the most influential African American newspaper during the early and mid 20th Century. With a national editorial perspective, The Defender played a leading role in the widespread Great Migration of African Americans from the … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Monday Open Thread: Black Innovation and Black Firsts
Black History Month was started early here on POU, with some basic facts about black scientists and other inventors. This last week of black history month, I will end it with more random facts about Black innovation and Black firsts. George Edwin Taylor Born in the pre-Civil War South to a mother who was free and a father who was enslaved, George Edwin Taylor … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Innovation and Black Firsts
Monday Open Thread: African-American Poets
It's Monday fellow Obots! It's the start of the new week and the start of a new open thread. This week's open threads will focused on African-American Poets. Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American poet focusing largely on matters of race and society, particularly the trials of the African-American race in the United States. His poetry often centers … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Poets