Morou Ouattara is an executive chef and owner of the Kora and Farrah Olivia restaurants in Arlington, VA. Born and raised on the Ivory Coast in West Africa in a family with 33 children, he combines French, African and Middle Eastern cuisines. He has appeared on Iron Chef America, and was a contestant on The Next Iron Chef, but was eliminated during the 'Resourcefulness' … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Top Black Restaurateurs
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Thursday Open Thread: African-American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
Dr. Beth A. Brown was born in Roanoke, VA in 1969. She liked science because she was always curious about how something worked and why something existed. She participated in science fairs in elementary school and junior high, but although space fascinated her, she chose projects that had nothing to do with astronomy. She grew up watching Star Trek, Star Wars, and other … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
Thursday Open Thread: Black Pirates
John Julian (c. 1701 – 26 March 1733, aged 32) was the first recorded black pirate to operate in the New World, as the pilot of the ship Whydah. Julian was a half-blood Miskito Indian who joined Samuel Bellamy early in his brief career. He became a pilot for the Whydah at 16 years old, an important assignment that would require him to use his vast navigational skills to guide … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Pirates
Thursday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Continuing on with the theme... FACT 1:In 1787, free blacks in New York City found the African Free School, where future leaders Henry Highland Garnett and Alexander Crummell are educated. FACT 2: In 1787, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones form the Free African Society in Philadelphia. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Thursday Open Thread: Sundown Towns
Today's featured Sundown town is McLean County, Kentucky. In some parts of the country, African-Americans or other people of color simply happen to not live there. It is not because the locals keep them out, they just choose to not move there. In northern Idaho, for example, one can point to almost any single county and allege it is a Sundown County. Looking at the … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Sundown Towns