May 22, 2013

Tuesday Open Thread- The Black British Invasion

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This week's open thread theme focusing on Black British musicians and singers. Willow - 1976 Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee … [Read more...]

Saturday Open Thread- African American Cowboys

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This week's open thread theme focused on African-American Cowboys and a Cowgirl. There are others out there, I could only highlight the ones with lots of biographical information. Bose Ikard  was born a slave in Summerville, Mississippi, in June … [Read more...]

Friday Open Thread- African-American Cowboys

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  John Ware (1845– 1905) was an African-American and later African-Canadian cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1882, helping to create that … [Read more...]

Monday Open Thread- Famous African-American Cowboys

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This week's open thread will focus on African-American Cowboys. Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick (1854–1921),  was an African American cowboy following the American Civil War. In 1907, Love wrote his autobiography, "Life and Adventures of … [Read more...]

Saturday Open Thread- African-American Chefs

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This week's open threads have been dedicated to well-known African-American Chefs.    Gerry Garvin, a.k.a G. Garvin Growing up in Atlanta with four sisters and a single mother, eating meant putting food on the table. By age 13, he'd traded … [Read more...]

Monday Open Thread- African-American Chefs

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It's Monday. New week, new weekly theme. This week's theme will focus on well-known African-American chefs. Sunny Anderson (born April 9, 1975) is an African American Food Network personality. She began hosting How'd That Get On My Plate? in July … [Read more...]

Sunday Open Thread- Sunday Smooth Grooves

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I hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday! Here's your smooth Sunday groove!   Maze - Happy Feelin's   Maze a soul / quiet storm band, also known alternately as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly and Maze, was … [Read more...]