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 Monday and Pandemic Note and Photo O’ Day 164

August 25th – Montgomery, Alabama, home of Robert Graetz, white minister of Trinity Lutheran Church and Montgomery Association board member, … More

1989 – White mob in Bensonhurst, New York, murders black teenager Yusef Hawkins for visiting a white girl. August 23rd … More

Happy Friday! It’s my last weekday before I return to teaching on Monday with a week of in-service to prepare … More

As I mentioned yesterday, my schedule is getting busier as the start of teaching approaches and I’m trying to work … More

My schedule is getting busier as the start of teaching approaches and I’m trying to work as many hours with … More

My goodness, it’s been a few days since I’ve posted this feature. As I mentioned previously, I’m enumerating for Census … More

1955 – Black WWII veteran Lamar Smith is shot and killed in front of the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse for urging … More

As I mentioned in Monday’s “My Paper.li” post, I’m changing how I do this week-daily feature. So here goes today’s… … More

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

1988 – More than 45 years after internment of Japanese Americans began, the U.S. government authorizes reparations payments to the … More

Back again with this feature after a Thursday that was too busy to post “My Paper.li” link and stories yesterday. … More

1930 – Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith are lynched in Marion, Indiana; 16 year-old James Cameron survives the attack and … More

1965 – More than a century after black Americans are granted voting rights, the federal Voting Rights Act is enacted … More

Happy Hump Day! As I first mentioned last week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote … More

As I mentioned last week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father Richard … More

Happy new week and new month (since the last time I posted this “My Paper.li” feature!) As I mentioned last … More

Today’s a great day (even if I am posting this later than usual due to a training I attended this … More

As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father … More

As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m now starting each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father … More