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Monday Open Thread: Prominent Black Historians
Letitia Woods Brown (1915-1976) was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Woods family had a long history in education. Her maternal great grandfather Lewis Adams was one of conceivers and founders of...
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Historians
Clayborne Carson has devoted his professional life to the study of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the movements King inspired. Since receiving his doctorate from UCLA in 1975, Dr. Carson has taught at...
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Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School and a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, She is a legal...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Jazz Brunch
This was Ella Fitzgerald’s first album for the newly created Verve Records (and the first album to be released by the label.) Fitzgerald’s time on the Verve label would see her produce her most highly...
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Katrina Adams is the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of the United States Tennis Association, a position she assumed in January 2015. In this role, she also serves as Chairman of the US Open....
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Lisa Borders is President of the WNBA. Borders, who served most recently as Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation and Vice President, Global Community Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company, leads the world’s...
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As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at the National Basketball Association, Pam El is responsible for the NBA’s global marketing operation, directing brand development, overall...
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In 2014, Michelle Roberts became the first female union leader in major North American professional sports when she was elected executive director of the NBA Players Association. Michele A. Roberts was...
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Sheila C. Johnson is a successful entrepreneur and impassioned philanthropist. Ms. Johnson is Vice Chairman of Monumental Sports & Entertainment and President and Managing Partner of the WNBA’s...
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While Adrienne Lofton has worked as a marketer for global brands like Levi’s and Target, it’s experience from her college years that gives her an edge. In the mid-’90s, Lofton was captain of Howard...
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