READING! “My Paper.li” for Friday, July 10th

It’s Friday and I’m back with this feature after taking a day off yesterday for a little road trip. And … More

Pandemic Video, Articles, and Photos O’ Day 117

2013 – Center for Investigative Reporting breaks story this week that the State of California improperly sterilized nearly 150 incarcerated … More

1860 – A half century after Congress banned importation of enslaved people, the ship Clotilda lands in Mobile, Alabama, as … More

It’s 07/07 and another Tuesday and another song about Tuesdays: ++++++++++++ Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day … More

1964 – Five days after passage of the Civil Rights Act, white men beat nine black boys for trying to … More

1919 – White people riot in African American neighborhood of Dublin, Georgia and leave two people dead, during nationwide violence … More

I missed posting this yesterday, but I’m back at it today, on the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. And on … More

2016 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officers shoot and kill Alton Sterling, a 37 year-old black man while he is … More

1910 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats “Great White Hope Jim Jeffries in what is called the fight of the … More

Happy Independence Day Weekend! Have you watched the “Hamilton” movie/musical on Disney+ yet? As I’ve not had the chance (nor … More

1917 – Four days of attacks on African American in East St. Louis, Illinois, leave 200 dead and cause 6000 … More

If you’re just joining this “channel” of the blog and my “Words For Now and Later,” here’s the posts/words to … More

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

1777 – Vermont becomes the first territory to abolish slavery, followed by New England territories north of Delaware that implement … More

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

1839 – Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad seize control and order crew to sail to Africa but arrive in … More

The last day of the first half of this crazy 2020! Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day … More

The last Monday of June and of the first six months of this insane 2020. Here’s the excellent sources that … More

It’s Sunday – the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. A fun Sunday song as I write on a Sunday afternoon: … More

1844– After slavery is declared illegal in Oregon, the state this week passes first laws prohibiting black people from residing … More