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POH Podcasts
Oppenheimer, The Missing Blacks, and The Bomb with Historian CR Gibbs

The film "Oppenheimer" raked in $80.5 million in the United States on its opening weekend. In the international market, it took in about $93 million for a total of more than $174 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.

The cast list for the $100 million "Oppenheimer" mentions only one Black scientist.

The movie purports to show a critical time in the life of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. In one of the greatest scientific efforts during WW II, the Manhattan Project marshalled the efforts of over 200,000 scientists, technicians, and workers and helped win the war by dropping two nuclear bombs on Japan.

Was the only Black in the movie the only one in real life involved with the project? Who was he and what did he do? To answer these and other questions about Blacks and the bomb, we have as our guest, author, lecturer, popular Port of Harlem contributor, and historian of the African diaspora, C.R. Gibbs.


Health/COVID-19
Test Your COVID IQ!


Books
Washington, DC
National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center
Sat, Aug 12, 9a-8p

African Affairs
With the generous support of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Wilson Center Africa Program launched Africa Up Close in 2013 with the aim of raising awareness and understanding about Africa, analyzing key issues in US-Africa relations, and generating ideas and options for addressing challenges and opportunities in Africa.

Art
Gary
The George Floyd Quilts (Travelling Exhibit)
Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S Lake Street
Tue, Aug 1-Sat, Aug 12, donation

Baltimore
Bromo Art Walk
Bromo Arts District - Multiple 218 W. Saratoga Street
Thursday, August 24 · 5 - 9pm

San Francisco
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence
de Young
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
now until-Oct 15, $

Danville, CA
Paper Trails
Village Theater & Art Gallery
233 Front St
Sat, Aug 26 – Fri, Oct 20

Books

Gary
Super StoryHour at the Park
Marquette Park Playground Committee
Marquette Park Playground
Weds, May 31–Thu, Aug 30, 10a-noon
free bag lunches, city transportation

Washington, DC
National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center
Sat, Aug 12, 9a-8p

Leta McCullough Seletzsky discussion of her book The Kneeling Man
National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry St,
Memphis
Thu, Aug 17

Business
August is Black Business Month

Baltimore
Small Business Expo & Networking
By Minority Christian Women Entrepreneurs Network
Christian Temple
5820 Edmondson Ave
Fri, Aug 18, 6p-8:30p, free to $5

Columbia Maryland
Trade & Investment Summit
Wayne Smith & Associates
Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel, Conference Center
Thu, Aug 24-Fri, Aug 25, 9a-4p

Conscious Capitalism

How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour

The 5 Reasons Why The "United States Of AFRICA" May Fail

Comedy
Houston
Corey Holcomb
The Houston Improv
7620 Katy Fwy #45
Fri, Aug 25-Sun, Aug 27, $

Conferences
Seattle
2nd Annual Rudd's R.U.B.B Initiative Black Business Leadership Conference
University of Washington Hub
4001 E Stevens Way NE
Husky Union Building
Sat, Aug 19, 2023, 10a-4p

Jacksonville, FL
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Wed, Sep 20-Sun, Sep 24,$

Consumer Info
The PACT Act and your VA benefits
( The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.)

Facebook Users Have to August 25 to Claim a Portion of a $725 Million Settlement

Dance

Philadelphia
Let's Bailar
1108 5th St
Doors Open at 8:45p
Lesson with Watson 9p-9:45p
Dancing until 1a, $15
Sat Aug 12 2023

Education
Online
Teaching Geography from an African-Centered Perspective with Nana Afia Nson Bonsu
Sat, Aug 12, 11a-1p, $!0, free for first timers

Election 2022
How Close Were House Races? A Few Thousand Votes Could Have Swung Control

Events
Richmond, VA
Richmond Jazz and Music Festival
Maymont
1700 Hampton Street
Sat Aug 12-Sun, Aug 13, $

New York
Jamaica Independence Gala
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 6th Ave
Sat, Aug 19-Sun, Aug 20, $

New York
Kerry Washington and others
The Apollo’s Inaugural Festival of Arts & Ideas
253 W 125th Street
Fri, Oct 6-Sun, Oct 8, $

Richmond, VA
The 2nd Street Festival
Historic Jackson Ward
Sat, Oct 7-Sun, Oct 8

Richmond, VA
The Richmond Folk Festival
Downtown Richmond’s riverfront
Fri, Oct 13-Sun, Oct 15

Exhibits
Philadelphia
Pool: A Social History of Segregation?
The Fairmount Water Works
640 Water Works Drive
Philadelphia, PA
now until-Sep 30, free

Philadelphia
Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia
now until Sun, Nov 26

Washington, DC
We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC
Martin Luther King Library
9 & G Street, NW
now until-Sep 15, 2024

Macon, GA
Tyler Perry Exhibition
Tubman Museum
310 Cherry Street
Now until Feb 2025

Festivals
Kigali, Rwanda
Giants of Africa Festivals
Sun, Aug 13- Sat, Aug 19



East Chicago, IN
Festival de la Monarca
Kosciuzko Park
800 W 151st St
Sat, Sep 16, 12p, free

A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings

Brufut, The Gambia
Afrobeacitie Festival Gambia
Brufut Beach
Fri, Dec 15- Mon, Dec 18, 1p-4:30a, $

Film
Washington, DC
African Diaspora International Film Festival
George Washington University Student Center
800 21st Street, NW
Fri, Aug 11-Sun, Aug 13

Online
Haile Gerima: Documentary on Harlem Renaissance poet Sterling Brown - Screening and Discussion
APPEAL
Sat, Aug 19, 1a-1p, $!0, free for first timers

Online
Supa Team 4
Netflix
(Netflix's first African animation)

Health
19th Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit (Online)

Prostate Cancer Early Detection Screening - Understanding Today's Needs and Meeting the Challenges
Session I:  Wed, Sep 6, 1p

Community Outreach, Mobilization, Engagement Strategies and Outcomes
Session II: Wed, Sep 13, 1p

Reaching Black Patients with Clinical Trial Opportunities and Increasing Trial Participation
Session III: Wed, Sep 20, 1p

Patient Stories and Lessons Learned in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer, and Recognizing PHEN Champions
Session IV: Wed, Sep 27, 1p

Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium

History
SNCC Digital Gateway
(A documentary website that tells the story of how young activists in SNCC united with local people in the Deep South.)

Human Diversity
Best African Dads In The World: Meet The Aka Pygmy Fathers

4 African Cultural Traditions Travelers Can Participate In- Wodaabe Warriors

The Meaning of Mahu

(In Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures are third gender people with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture, similar to Tongan fakaleiti and Samoan fa'afafine)

A Black Woman with White Skin Struggles To Fit In With Society

Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Pastress Aggie About Her Ministry as A Transgender Pastor In Uganda
Farmer

Ellis Bell

Bell, POH publisher Wayne Young’s paternal uncle, discusses his journey as a farmer, insurance agent, and founder of a non-profit that introduces young Americans to agricultural careers.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Schooling Joe Rogan on Africa's Greatness

The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned

In Memoriam
Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman)
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
Charles Ogletree
Roland Freeman

Music Houston
Gardena, CA
20th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival  
Rowley Memorial Park
13220 South Van Ness Avenue
Sun, Aug 27, 9a-7p,$

Washington, DC
Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I St., SW
Every Friday night, from 6p-9p
Monday Night Blues
Admission $10 -- Children under 16 are FREE Food and Beverages available 5:30p-8:45p

eligion
Online
Atheists Late Night
Atheists In Kenya Society
Fridays, 4p-5p

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations ask you to call 202-456-1111, White House Comments Line, and ask Biden to sign an Executive Order to standup a commission to implement HR40 and study Reparations for American Blacks.

Philadelphia Joins Several Others Cities and States Exploring Reparations

Attorneys for 3 Last-Known Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Appeal Dismissed Reparations Case

Stage Shows

Oxon Hill, MD
Rupaul's Drag Race
The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Sat, Aug, 26, 8p, $

Shopping/Restaurants
Washington, DC
Anthony Driver Designs
Jewelry Maker
Eastern Market – next to first door
225 7th St, SE
Sats, 8a-6p, Sun 8a-5p, free

Washington, DC
The Black Saturdays CO-OP and Farmers Market
APPEAL
2015 Bunker Hill Road, N.E.
Sat, Aug 19, 1p-5p

Gary
Miller Beach Farmers Market
Every Sunday,11a-1p, May 15-Sep 26
starting Sun, Jun 4
667 S Lake St
Shopping/Restaurants
Washington, DC
Anthony Driver Designs
Jewelry Maker
Eastern Market – next to first door
225 7th St, SE
Sats, 8a-6p, Sun 8a-5p, free

Technology
ChatGPT Tutorial - A Crash Course on Chat GPT for Beginners

Television/Online
Nuestra Comunidad NWI
WLTH-Gary
Juan Andrade interviews Publisher Wayne Young about African Hispanics in the "From These Shores" exhibit in The Gambia, The Gambia, the Underground Railroad traveling through Great Gary, and world Black History.

Richard III
PBS Great Performances
See Watch Full Episode

Theater
San Francisco
American Conservatory Theater
The Toni Rembe Theater
415 Geary Street
Hippiest Trip – The Soul Train Musical
Fri, Aug 25–Sun, Oct 1, $

Tours
New York
Central Park Summer Movies Tour
Thu, Aug 3 - Sat, Sep 30, $35

Young Adults
Read Africa Aloud
Features author readings with classroom applications and fun activities for children.

 
 
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