Adah Belle Samuels Thoms (January 12, 1870 – February 21, 1943) was an African American nurse who cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, was acting director of the Lincoln School for Nurses (New York), and fought for African Americans to serve as army nurses during World War I. She was among the first nurses inducted into the … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Nurses Who Changed the Course of History
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Thursday Open Thread: Black Female Jazz Musicians
Rosa King (March 14, 1939 – December 12, 2000) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist/singer who made her fame in Amsterdam and recorded many albums under a variety of labels. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Female Jazz Musicians
Thursday Open Thread: Scat and Bebop Singers
Mary Stallings (born August 16, 1939) is an American jazz vocalist and mother of R&B soul singer, Adriana Evans. Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco, California, one of eleven children. She grew up in the neighborhood of Laurel Heightssinging in the black gospel choir of the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. By her teens, Stallings began singing in San … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Scat and Bebop Singers
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Movie Producers
Will Packer (born April 11, 1974) is an American filmmaker and producer. He is the founder of Will Packer Productions. William Packer was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1991, he graduated from St. Petersburg High School. In 1996 he graduated magna cum laude from Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. It was … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Movie Producers
Thursday Open Thread: Famous Black Painters
Annette Jimerson (born 1966) is an American artist who works on a wide variety of media. However, she is most widely known for her whimsical and prolific painting abilities, both realist and abstract. Primarily painting in acrylic and oils, she also does watercolor works, with subjects ranging from still life, landscapes and portraits to abstracts. Aside from painting she also … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Famous Black Painters