Today I am highlighting the accomplishments of Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for … [Read more...]
Open Thread
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: POU Quiet Storm – Lust
June 18, 2013 by 178 Comments
Prince - Do Me Baby … [Read more...]
Tuesday Open Thread: Prominent Afro-Latino Figures
June 18, 2013 by 202 Comments
Continuing with the this week's theme of prominent Afro-Latino people, I will highlight the accomplishments of Sylvia del Villard. Sylvia del Villard (February 28, 1928-February 28, 1990), was an actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto … [Read more...]
Monday Afternoon Thread: POU Quiet Storm – Love
June 17, 2013 by 202 Comments
This week we will be featuring Love songs for the afternoon threads and Lust songs for the evening threads. Now some songs may be a cross between Love and Lust....but we'll try to post the obvious. LOL Luther Vandross - So Amazing … [Read more...]
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Daddy’s Home!
June 16, 2013 by 134 Comments
The Delfonics - Daddy's Home … [Read more...]
Sunday Brunch Open Thread: Betty Wright
June 16, 2013 by 69 Comments
It's Sunday POU Family! It is all about the Sunday jams. Sit back relax and enjoy the sounds of Betty Wright. Happy Father's Day to all of our POU Fathers! Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright (born December 21, … [Read more...]
Saturday Afternoon Thread: Quincy Week!
June 15, 2013 by 57 Comments
After the 1985 American Music Awards ceremony, Jones used his influence to draw most of the major American recording artists of the day into a studio to record the song "We Are the World" to raise money for the victims of Ethiopia's's famine. When … [Read more...]
