READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, June 30th

The last day of the first half of this crazy 2020! Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day … More

Pandemic Marble League 2020 Update and Photos O’ Day 108

1829 – Cincinnati, Ohio, officials use laws to force black residents to leave city. June 30th It’s ON! Marble League … More

The last Monday of June and of the first six months of this insane 2020. Here’s the excellent sources that … More

1958 – Bethel Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, pastored by civil rights activist Rev. Fred Shuttleworth, is bombed. June … More

It’s Sunday – the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. A fun Sunday song as I write on a Sunday afternoon: … More

1844– After slavery is declared illegal in Oregon, the state this week passes first laws prohibiting black people from residing … More

Happy Saturday! As I’m off to my 2nd job at Good Vibes Winery, I’m going to cut right to the … More

1973 – Two young black girls, Minnie (14) and Mary Alice Reif (12), sue health clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, for … More

Who remembers December 2006 when YOU (and me) were designated as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2006? So, how’s … More

Happy Friday. Here’s our song about the day: Today’s focus is Border Wall Dispute in the Diocese of Brownsville. ++++++++++ … More

1959 – Prince Edward County, Virginia, avoids integration by closing public schools for years. 2011 – White teens kill James … More

I try really hard every day to not make this a “bash the current president” blog. The focus of what … More

I’m a bit late for my Thursday posting. So, let’s jump right in… Today’s prayer is for “Adoption and Foster … More

What were you doing on Sunday, February 16, 2020? Here’s what The Week thought you should know on that day … More

It’s another Wednesday and here’s the song for the day: I didn’t get on this soon enough this week, but … More

2013 – This week, Kimberly McCarthy becomes the 500th person executed by the State of Texas since 1972; more than … More

HOPE is less an emotion than a field, a magnetism. Put bodies near each other and HOPE happens. p.45 – … More

Happy Tuesday Afternoon! Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day – The Week and the Five Things to … More

1855 – Celia, a 19 year-old enslaved black woman whose white “owner” repeatedly raped her, kills him during an attempted … More

Happy Monday! Just one more Monday in June. Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day – The Week … More