Paul Revere Williams, FAIA (February 18, 1894 – January 23, 1980) was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He practiced largely in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lon Chaney, Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Correll. He also designed many public and private buildings. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Architects
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Saturday Open Thread: The History of Blacks and SKA music
Cecil Bustamente Campbell OD ( May 24, 1938 – September 8, 2016), known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960's influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary music and created a legacy of work that would be drawn upon later by reggae and ska artists. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The History of Blacks and SKA music
Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Labor Union Movement
James v. Marinship was a California Supreme Court decision that ruled that jobs requiring labor union membership could not exclude blacks or other racial groups. The Marinship Corporation operated various shipyards and was involved in the building of various ships and vessels during the wartime era. The respondent, Joseph James, was an employee of the Marinship Corporation. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Labor Union Movement
Saturday Open Thread: The Blackness of Country Music
Bertha Bearden Dorsey was born and raised Jackson, Tennessee. Country music fans got to know her by her stage name, Ruby Falls. It has been written in several sources that she was among the most successful black female country music singers. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The Blackness of Country Music
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Generals
Vincent Keith Brooks (born October 24, 1958) is a United States Army general who is the current commander of United States Forces Korea, United Nations Command and ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command. He previously served as commanding general of the United States Army Pacific and before that as the commanding general of Third Army. Brooks was the United States Central … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Generals