Pandemic Photo O’ Day 172

1885 – White miners upset about competition for jobs kill 28 Chinese workers in Rock Springs, Wyoming, causing hundreds to … More

READING! “My Paper.li” and Pandemic Note and Photo O’ Day 168

2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates the U.S. Gulf Coast; the subsequent disaster response is criticized for mistreating many severely impacted … More

I hope the unique photo in the heading caught your attention today. It’s from a fascinating project which I’ll describe … 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

1958 – Bethel Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, pastored by civil rights activist Rev. Fred Shuttleworth, is bombed. June … More

1855 – Celia, a 19 year-old enslaved black woman whose white “owner” repeatedly raped her, kills him during an attempted … More

My goodness, how the posts are accumulating! I published my 600th post about six weeks ago on (Good) Friday, April … More

It’s been two months since I started my count Pandemic Period days on Friday, March 13th. And I’m pretty sure … More

Since it’s a singular day on the calendar, it’s a bonus (and early – 2317) edition of this feature. First, … More

Only one way to start today: OK. With that obvious beginning out of the way… Here’s the “5 Things You … More

It’s late on Earth Day and I’m only getting around to my first post of today. I even missed posting … More

I’m starting a new feature in the blog. In order to better live The Common Good, we should to look … More

I’m enjoying a quiet Thanksgiving weekend and it seems like a good time to pause and write. In many ways, … More

As I was searching around earlier for links to use in the first FaithPost today, I discovered that FOX is … More

OK, so the title of this post doesn’t roll off of the tongue very well. And you may be asking: … More

This time last Sunday night, I (and you too?) was watching the Oscars. If you haven’t done so yet, check … More

Tuesday morning, as I was unloading the dishwasher at 5:30 am, I discovered a clip from Colbert’s show the night … More

Since you and I may be watching the 88th Academy Awards tomorrow evening, I thought I’d get this post completed early. … More

I’d planned to make this post before 2015 ended, but it obviously didn’t happen. These links, especially to the calendar … More