Lucinda Davis (near 1848-after 1937) was a slave who grew up in the Creek Indian culture. She spoke the Muskogee Creek language fluently. The main information source was from an interview in the summer of 1937, at which time she was guessed to be 89 years old. Lucinda's parents were owned by two different Creek Indians. Being enslaved so young without her parents, she never … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Authors of Slave Narratives
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Thursday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
This week's thread has highlighted some historical and modern people who have passed. I am going to highlight an actor who admitted his mother was black about 5 or 6 years ago. Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. (born November 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Born on the Fourth of July … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Architects
Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton (born 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a professor of architecture and urban design, adjunct professor of social work, and director of the Center for Environment Education and Design Studies (CEEDS) at the University of Washington, where she has been on the faculty since 1998. She became an architectural educator in 1975, having taught at Pratt Institute, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Architects
Thursday Open Thread: Civil Rights Attorneys
Fredrick L. McGhee (October 28, 1861 – September 9, 1912), a black civil rights activist and one of America’s first African American lawyers. McGhee, born as a slave but who later was able to achieve a substantial career as an attorney and become one of the civil rights pioneers, was a contemporary of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Civil Rights Attorneys
Friday Open Thread: Breaking Down Plays and Barriers- Black Female Sportscasters
Cari Champion (born June 1975) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She has worked as an anchorand reporter for the Tennis Channel and as the host of ESPN2's First Take. In July 2015, Champion became an anchor for ESPN's flagship program SportsCenter. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Breaking Down Plays and Barriers- Black Female Sportscasters