GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! MATT GARNER "The Barbecue Baron" … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
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Wednesday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! GREG GATLIN Gatlin's BBQ … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American BBQ Pitmasters
Monday Open Thread: Black College Basketball Coaches
Texas Gets Smart: Shaka Smart is New Men's Basketball Coach It's almost like it was meant to be. In January 2014, the #TexasStrong era began. Now it's #TexasSmart, too. [On April 3, 2014] Shaka Smart was announced as the new head coach for Texas men's basketball. Smart, who was previously the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, replaces Rick Barnes, who … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black College Basketball Coaches
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Ghost Stories II
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! We continue our series on African American Ghost Stories... SIFTY SIFTY SAN … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Ghost Stories II
Wednesday Open Thread: Sundown Town
An excerpt from a CNN online article about Vidor, Texas's past and present as a Sundown Town" Peggy Fruge told me she'd welcome blacks to her neighborhood. Then she said this:"I don't mind being friends with them, talking and stuff like that, but as far as mingling and eating with them, all that kind of stuff, that's where I draw the line." Read more … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Sundown Town