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Wednesday Open Thread: President Obama Wins Second Term!
It’s official: Barack Obama has been re-elected as the 44th president of the United States The president claimed victory over Mitt Romney after winning the pivotal state of Ohio, tweeting his...
View ArticleWednesday Afternoon Thread: We Done It Again
Four years ago, Barack Obama made history when he became the first black president of the United States, and Young Jeezy captured the moment for hip-hop with his anthem “My President.” Fast-forward...
View ArticleThursday Afternoon Thread: The Revvie Awards
ICYMI: Rev Al and his panel award the best and worst of politics 2012
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Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! As you enjoy your Sunday breakfast/brunch, check out the sounds of Herbie Hancock…. Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist,...
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Nobel Laureates
Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first African American and first...
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Thurday Open Thread: Black Nobel Prize Winners
Toni Morrison is the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is best known for her novels focusing on intimate relationships, especially between men and women. These...
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Friday Open Thread: Black Nobel Prize Winners
Wangari Muta Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental...
View ArticleFriday Afternoon Thread: Side-Piece Day
Its the day after Valentine’s Day….Feb 15th is the holiday the side-pieces get the 75% off candy and whatever pieces of flowers left over at the grocery store. The other man is getting a look at his...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: West Wing Week
This week, the President delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term, and then brought his proposals to factories in North Carolina and a school in Georgia, presided over a Medal...
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Wedneday Open Thread: Black Judges Appointed by President Obama (Part II)
Judge Carlton Reeves was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 28, 2010, and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 2010 to serve as an federal district court...
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Saturday Open Thread: African-American Bankers
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We hope you’re enjoying the weekend! We conclude our series on African-American Bankers with…. RICHARD HENRY BOYD (1843-1922) One-Cent Savings and Trust Company (Citizens Bank)...
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Monday Evening Thread: Qwest Records
Qwest Records is the American record label started by Quincy Jones in 1980 as a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records. George Benson’s 1980 Give Me the Night LP was the first release on Qwest,...
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Wednesday Open Thread: African American Ghost Stories II
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! We continue our series on African American Ghost Stories… SIFTY SIFTY SAN There was once a beautiful old house right on the edge of a lake, surrounded by woods. But no one would...
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Wednesday Open Thread: Black Songwriting Duos
There’s modesty and there’s modesty . Barrett Strong fell into the latter category as he looked back on the many songs he and former partner Norman Whitfield wrote as Motown staff writers during the...
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President Obama delivers remarks honoring World Champions, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team in the East Room of the White House. October 27, 2015.
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Saturday Afternoon Thread: Anthony Hamilton Week
Again…The spirit of a thousand soul food meals lies within Anthony Hamilton's voice. — Neptune (@LocaLamb) October 23, 2015 Woo I’ll Wait (To Fall In Love) Po Folks – Nappy Roots w/Anthony Hamilton
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Wednesday Open Thread: African American Brewers and Breweries
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! We continue our series on African American Brewers and Breweries….. CELESTE BEATTY Harlem Brewing Company (From Slitely Chilled) 2015 Brews a Busy Year for Harlem Brewery: First...
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Wednesday Open Thread: The Largest Black-Owned Businesses
It is not difficult to gauge the level of success achieved by Detroit-based Bridgewater Interiors. All one has to do is look at any of the highly respected Black Enterprise magazine’s annual “Top 100...
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