https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h Choose one person you’ve never heard of that Roberto Lugo put on one of his ceramic pieces, and research a brief biography of that person. (Post an image from the Wexler Gallery.) Who is/was this person and why are/were they important? en-us 2021-04-12 11:56:17 UTC 2026-01-30 04:17:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406879034 Serena Williams was an African American tennis player who was formerly known as the #1 player in women single tennis.She had won 23 grand slams which is the most any man or women has ever won in the open era. ]]> 2021-04-12 12:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406879034 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406881657 Marian Anderson was born February 27, 1897 and died April 8, 1993 she was an African american musician she was struggling  artist to overcome racism and racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century she was important because she was first African american to perform New York Metropolitan Opera and White House, invited by Eleanor Roosevelt.]]> 2021-04-12 12:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406881657 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406882046 Nanny of the Maroons, born in 1686 Ghana and died 1733 Jamaica, was a Maroon leader and Obeah woman in Jamaica during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Maroons were slaves in the Americas who escaped and formed independent settlements. Nanny herself was an escaped slave who had been shipped from Western Africa. Nanny of the Maroons also has many names that she’s called by, such as Nanny, known as Granny Nanny, Grandy Nanny, and Queen Nanny . Nanny was important because she was successful at organizing plans to free slaves. During a period of 30 years, she was credited with freeing more than 1,000 slaves, and helping them to resettle in the Maroon community.

]]> 2021-04-12 12:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406882046 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406882394 Jimi Hendrix was born on 27 November 1942.  He was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form. ]]> 2021-04-12 12:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406882394 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406890443 Juano Hernández was an Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry. He made his silent picture debut in The Life of General Villa, and talking picture debut in an Oscar Micheaux film, The Girl from Chicago, which was directed at black audiences. He was was nominated a golden globe award for best actor of the year.]]> 2021-04-12 12:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406890443 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406891117 Angela Davis is an american political activist, philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor at the University of California. She is also the author of over ten books on class, feminism, race, and the US prison system. ]]> 2021-04-12 12:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406891117 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406893617 Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.]]> 2021-04-12 12:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406893617 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406960281 Sonia Sotomayor is an associate justice of the supreme court she has served since august 8. She is 66 years old and was born june 25 1954 bronx, new york NY. She was best known for saving league baseball from a ruinous 1995 strike she also entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the high court.]]> 2021-04-12 12:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406960281 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406972714 Nikki Giovanni is an american poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. She is 77 years old and was born june 7, 1943. She was best known for her poems. Her poems were known for her accessible yet beautifully descriptive writings about home, family, friends, politics and even food. She established the city's first black arts festival.]]> 2021-04-12 12:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1406972714 9569572 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1409357279 2021-04-12 20:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1409357279 9569572 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1409359136 Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, film, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts.]]> 2021-04-12 20:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1409359136 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1410176399 2021-04-13 02:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1410176399 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1414841956 2021-04-14 03:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1414841956 https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1443812952 Marian Anderson was a successful american contralto singer known for her enchanting performances in the U.S throughout the world. She was known for being the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the first African American to sing with the New York's Metropolitan Opera.]]> 2021-04-21 17:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyschoales/mtxk5q89dox2xy4h/wish/1443812952