It's Thursday, P.O.U. Family and lurkers! We will continue with highlighting African-American/Black Female Movie Directors. Troy Yvette Beyer (born November 7, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter and actress. Born in New York City to an African American mother and a Jewish father, Beyer began her acting career with a role on the children’s program Sesame … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American/Black Female Movie Directors
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Thursday Open Thread-Famous African Musicians
Continuing on with the weekly theme of Famous African Musicians, the group being highlighted today is Konono Nº1. Konono Nº1 is a Grammy nominated musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They combine three electric likembé (a traditional instrument similar to the mbira) with voices, dancers, and percussion instruments that are made out of items … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread-Famous African Musicians
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Poets
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue" which was later … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Poets
Thursday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. Lawrence is among the best-known 20th century African American painters, a distinction shared with Romare Bearden. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Thursday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators
This week's open threads have been dedicated to black educators. Today's thread will highlight Mary Jane Patterson. Mary Jane Patterson was born September 12, 1840, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to receive a B.A degree. She was the oldest of Henry Irving Patterson and Emeline Eliza (Taylor) Patterson's children. There is … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators