READING! “My Paper.li” for Thursday, July 2nd

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

READING! “My Paper.li” for Wednesday, July 1st

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

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

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

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

Before reflection on this milestone day, a follow up about yesterday’s photo of the empty seats at POTUS#45’s rally in … More

A bit late on posting this today. Thanks, in advance for reading it! Thursday’s song: Here’s the excellent sources that … More

Perhaps the most exciting part of this post is above, in the header. You may recall that I wrote about … More

Once again, it’s late and I still need to get to the dishes, so after the top two features, just … More

Monday, Monday…. REALLY? Who writes and then sings a happy song about Mondays? Oh yeah, this was in the early … More

2005 – U.S. Congress formally apologizes for its failure to pass any of the 200 anti-lynching bills introduced from 1882 … More

“Friday, I’m In Love” is the first song title that comes to mind when I think of this day of … More