It has been a LONG time since my last post. Why? (you may be wondering) The short answer – teaching … More
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READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday and Pandemic Note and Photo O’ Day 165
1874 – Mob of 400 masked men on horseback armed with shotguns kidnaps 16 black men from jail in Gibson … More
READING: “My Paper.li” for Thursday, August 20th
As I mentioned yesterday, my schedule is getting busier as the start of teaching approaches and I’m trying to work … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Wednesday, August 19th
My schedule is getting busier as the start of teaching approaches and I’m trying to work as many hours with … More
READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, August 17th
My goodness, it’s been a few days since I’ve posted this feature. As I mentioned previously, I’m enumerating for Census … More
Pandemic – Marble League 2020 Update – Photo O’ Day 152
1955 – Black WWII veteran Lamar Smith is shot and killed in front of the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse for urging … More
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
