1955 – Black WWII veteran Lamar Smith is shot and killed in front of the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse for urging … More
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READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, August 11th
As I mentioned in yesterday’s “My Paper.li” post, I’m changing how I do this week-daily feature. So here goes today’s… … More
Pandemic Article and Photos O’ Day 149
1988 – More than 45 years after internment of Japanese Americans began, the U.S. government authorizes reparations payments to the … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Photo O’ Day 148
2014 – Eight days after graduating from high school, black teenager Michael Brown is shot and killed by a white … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, August 4th
As I mentioned last week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father Richard … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Photos O’ Day 143
1964 – Bodies of murdered civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman are discovered in a Mississippi … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, August 3rd
Happy new week and new month (since the last time I posted this “My Paper.li” feature!) As I mentioned last … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 – Photos O’ Day 142
2019 – Suspected white nationalist commits mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, killing 22 people and wounding 24. August 3rd … More
Pandemic Photos O’ Day 140
1944 – In Philadelphia, PA, 6000 white transit employees strike after eight black men begin training as motormen on streetcars, … More
IMPT: VENTILATION is Essential and What We Know Now RE:COVID-19
Across the 140 days of this Pandemic Period I’ve tried to be judicious in what I designate as IMPORTANT and … 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
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
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
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
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
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Articles and Photo O’ Day 128
2015 – After discussing the need to protect Confederate memorials, North Carolina’s House passes bill requiring legislative approval to remove … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Articles and Photos O’ Day 126
1863 – The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the nation’s first all-African American regiment, leads an attack on Confederate troops at Fort … More
Pandemic Marble League 2020 Update and Photo O’ Day 122
NOTE: I’m going to start including this countdown image as well b/c the gap between Election Day and 20 January … More
