Monthly Archives: October 2016

Monday Open Thread | International Slavery Museum Liverpool

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

“The transatlantic slave trade was the greatest forced migration in history. And yet the story of the mass enslavement of Africans by Europeans is one of resilience and survival against all the odds, and is a testament to the unquenchable … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: President Barack H. Obama II

Posted on October 23, 2016 by rikyrah

You can’t do a week of Black Historical Political Figures and not include the 44th President of the United States: Barack Hussein Obama II. It seems the last 8 years that have gone by so fast. For those of us … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Governor L. Douglas Wilder

Posted on October 22, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Black Political Trailblazer is L. Douglas Wilder. On January 14, 1990, L. Douglas Wilder was sworn in as governor of Virginia, joining a line that includes Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and Harry F. Byrd. Wilder became Virginia’s 66th governor … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Senator Carol Moseley Braun

Posted on October 21, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Black Historical Figure is Carol Moseley Braun. The first African–American woman Senator, Carol Moseley–Braun was also only the second black Senator since the Reconstruction Era.1 “I cannot escape the fact that I come to the Senate as a symbol … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Black Political figures is Shirley Chisholm. The first African–American Congresswoman, Shirley Anita Chisholm represented a newly reapportioned U.S. House district centered in Brooklyn, New York. Elected in 1968 because of her roots in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chisholm was catapulted … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Congressman Oscar de Priest

Posted on October 19, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Political Figure is Oscar De Priest. Oscar De Priest was the first African American elected to Congress in the 20th century, ending a 28–year absence of black Representatives. De Priest’s victory—he was the first black Member from the North—marked … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Senator Hiram Revels

Posted on October 18, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Historical figure is Senator Hiram Revels. February 25, 1870 First African American Senator On February 25, 1870, visitors in the Senate galleries burst into applause as senator-elect Hiram Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, entered the chamber to take his … Continue reading →

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3ChicsPolitico.com’s Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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Monday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Congressman Joseph Rainey

Posted on October 17, 2016 by rikyrah

Since politics is everywhere nowadays, I thought we’d take this week to remember some Black political firsts. Congressman Joseph Rainey: Born into slavery, Joseph Rainey was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, the first … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread | Praise & Worship

Posted on October 16, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Dennis Jernigan – Faithful and True

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