READING! “My Paper.li” for Friday, August 7th

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

Pandemic Photos O’ Day 146

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

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m going to start each day’s “My Paper.li” post with a quote from Franciscan Father Richard … More

Happy New Week! It’s the last one of July. I’m making a change to this feature. Rather than starting with … More

1890 – March Cook, a white advocate for black voting rights, is murdered in Jasper County, Mississippi, by white men … More

Friday! Just one more of these in July after this current one. ########## Here’s the excellent sources that I feature … More

1972 – Washington Star reports on Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control study conducted on poor black … More

Ahh… Thursday. Major League Baseball has it’s opening day today, so this classic is in order: ########## Here’s the excellent … More

Happy Feast Day for St. Mary Magdalene. She is one of my three personal patron saints – the other two … More

1899 – Moments before his trial is to begin, a white mob whips Frank Embree, a black man, over 100 … More

It’s Tuesday during a tense week in which deeply troubling things are happening in Portland, OR. A must read article … More

2016 – Days after shooting black therapist Charles Kinsey and handcuffing him as he lay bleeding on the ground, police … More

It’s the 51st anniversary of the day humans first set foot on the moon. I didn’t need to do the … More