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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Saturday Open Thread: African American Visual Artists
Good Morning Obots! Enjoy your Saturday! Our artist today: Wayne Manns Bloomington based artist Wayne Manns comes from a musical background. His father was a pianist who played jazz with the young Nancy Wilson and Philly Joe Jones. His parents were both natives of Atlantic City. His mother worked as a telephone operator which stabilized their family. His father worked many … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Visual Artists
Saturday Open Thread – History of Hip Hop Pt. 1
It's the weekend. P.O. U. Family and lurkers! I hope you enjoyed this week's theme dedicated to some of the earlier faces in Hip Hop. Sounds of da Police- 1993 Lawrence Krisna Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (an acronym for Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone), and Teacha, is an American rapper.He is also a member of Boogie … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread – History of Hip Hop Pt. 1