READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, July 6th

I hope your Holiday Weekend was a good one. Back to another week in Pandemic Summer 2020. Here’s your Monday … More

Pandemic Articles, Videos and Photos O’ Day 114

1919 – White people riot in African American neighborhood of Dublin, Georgia and leave two people dead, during nationwide violence … More

I missed posting this yesterday, but I’m back at it today, on the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. And on … More

2016 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officers shoot and kill Alton Sterling, a 37 year-old black man while he is … More

1910 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats “Great White Hope Jim Jeffries in what is called the fight of the … More

1917 – Four days of attacks on African American in East St. Louis, Illinois, leave 200 dead and cause 6000 … More

If you’re just joining this “channel” of the blog and my “Words For Now and Later,” here’s the posts/words to … More

It’s Thursday, on the cusp of a three-day holiday weekend! Did you skip work today and make it a four-day … More

1777 – Vermont becomes the first territory to abolish slavery, followed by New England territories north of Delaware that implement … More

Happy July! Into the seventh month, so we’re halfway through this batsh*t crazy 2020! Here’s the excellent sources that I … More

1839 – Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad seize control and order crew to sail to Africa but arrive in … More

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

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