Across the 140 days of this Pandemic Period I’ve tried to be judicious in what I designate as IMPORTANT and … More
Month: July 2020
READING! “My Paper.li” for Friday, July 31st
Today’s a great day (even if I am posting this later than usual due to a training I attended this … More
Pandemic Articles and Photos O’ Day 139
1919 – After a black teenager is killed for drifting into a ‘white’ section of Lake Michigan, black protests in … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Thursday, July 30th
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father … More
Pandemic Photos O’ Day 138
1866 – White mob attacks black voters and kills 40 in New Orleans, Louisiana July 30th ########## On Wednesday, this … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Wednesday, July 29th
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father … More
Pandemic Articles and Photos O’ Day 137
1917 – Newspapers report that, one day earlier, 10,000 African Americans staged a silent march through New York City to … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, July 28th
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m going to start each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father Richard … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Video and Photos O’ Day 136
1868 – Government announces ratification of Fourteenth Amendment, which establishes black citizenship but allows states to ban voters with criminal … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, July 27th
Happy New Week! It’s the last one of July. I’m making a change to this feature. Rather than starting with … More
Pandemic Video and Photos O’ Day 135
1967 – Detroit Uprising ends: sparked by complaints about police brutality and racial inequality.. It left more than 1100 people … More
Pandemic Photo O’ Day 134
2016 – First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech acknowledging “I wake up every morning in a house built by slaves” sparks … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Articles and Photos O’ Day 133
1890 – March Cook, a white advocate for black voting rights, is murdered in Jasper County, Mississippi, by white men … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Friday, July 24th
Friday! Just one more of these in July after this current one. ########## Here’s the excellent sources that I feature … More
Pandemic Photos O’ Day 132
1972 – Washington Star reports on Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control study conducted on poor black … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Thursday, July 23rd
Ahh… Thursday. Major League Baseball has it’s opening day today, so this classic is in order: ########## Here’s the excellent … More
Pandemic Video, Articles, and Photo O’ Day 131
1910 – White man in Montgomery, Alabama, avoids prosecution after killing black taxi driver, Mitchell Johnson, who had him arrested … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Wednesday, July 22nd
Happy Feast Day for St. Mary Magdalene. She is one of my three personal patron saints – the other two … More
Pandemic Video and Photos O’ Day 130
1899 – Moments before his trial is to begin, a white mob whips Frank Embree, a black man, over 100 … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, July 21st
It’s Tuesday during a tense week in which deeply troubling things are happening in Portland, OR. A must read article … More
