It's the weekend, POU Family and lurkers! This week's thread focused on African-American Historical Firsts. Now granted, there are tons of firsts out there, so I will be able to visit this subject again soon. The Three Ph.D's Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, born Sarah Tanner Mossell (January 2, 1898 – November 1, 1989), was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
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Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in Aviation and Space
This week's open theme highlighted the accomplishments of African-American in Aviation and Space. Ruth Carol Taylor (born December 27, 1931) was the first African-American airline stewardess (flight attendant) in the United States. Born in Boston, into a family of black, white, and Cherokee heritage, Taylor attended Elmira College and graduated as a registered nurse from … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in Aviation and Space
Saturday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
This week's theme has focused on musicians from all over the continent of Africa. The last musicians to be highlighted are Rokia Traore and Youssou N'Dour. Rokia Traoré (born January 26, 1974) is a Victoires de la Musique award-winning Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Mali as a member of the Bambara ethnic group, her father was a diplomat and she traveled … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Poets
This week's open thread is coming to close by highlighting Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928 is an American author and poet. She has published six autobiographies, five books of essays, numerous books of poetry, and is credited with a long list of plays, movies, and television shows. She is one of the most decorated writers of her … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Poets
Saturday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
This week's open threads have focused on African-American painters. There were so many to cover, so I only chose names out of a hat. Today's thread will highlight the works of Terry Dixon. Terry Dixon (b. Washington, D.C, 1969) is an African American visual artist. He was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Atlanta College of Art in 1992 and a Master of Fine Arts … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters