Nikki Grimes (born October 20, 1950) is an American author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist. Grimes was born in Harlem, New York. In a conversation with a Reading Is Fundamental interviewer, she stated: "Books were my survival tools. They were how I got by, and how I coped with things. Books carried me away." … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Children’s Authors and Illustrators
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
Marjorie Lee Browne (September 9, 1914 – October 19, 1979) was a noted mathematics educator. She was one of the first African-American women to receive a doctorate in mathematics. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
Tuesday Open Thread: Making History- Black Men and Women in Swimming
Simone Manuel (born August 2, 1996) is an American competition swimmer. She currently holds the American record in the 100-yard freestyle. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Making History- Black Men and Women in Swimming
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Mathematicians
Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881–1965) was an African American mathematician and professor, and the second person of African descent to earn a PhD in Mathematics, the first being Elbert Frank Cox, (PhD Cornell, 1925), Woodard's mentor. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Mathematicians
Tuesday Open Thread: More Black Saints
Saints Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died in 203 AD) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua was a marriednoblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant she was nursing. Felicity, a slave imprisoned with her and pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: More Black Saints