It's Thursday P.O.U. family and lurkers. One more day until Friday. This week's open thread theme is on he History of Hip Hop. Jail House Rap The Fat Boys are a successful African American hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City, that emerged in the early 1980s. Briefly, the group was known originally as the Disco 3. Big Buff Love, the Human Beatbox, was a pioneer … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- History of Hip-Hop Pt 1
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Thursday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!We continue our look at Doo-Wop Music...THE BOBBETTESThe Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather.The group, which originally formed in Spanish Harlem, New York, in 1955, was first known as "The Harlem Queens". The girls first … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Shoe Designers
Good Morning Obots! *secret handshake* Today's featured designer: Samanta Joseph of Samanta Shoes When Samanta Joseph graduated with a degree in information technology several New York companies wanted her for their team. It would have been good money but a passion for design trumped the paycheck, leading the Guyanese Native to establish Samanta Shoes in 2003. Her … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Shoe Designers
Thursday Open Thread: HBCU Football Classics Week
Good Morning Obots! Today's featured classic: The Battle Of The Bay - Norfolk State University vs Hampton University Tom Joyner flips the coin before the start of the game in 2008 This annual game between two schools in different portions of the Hampton Roads area—Hampton University on the "Peninsula" and Norfolk State University on the "Southside". Unlike many HBCU … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: HBCU Football Classics Week