The last day of the first half of this crazy 2020! Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day…
Pandemic Marble League 2020 Update and Photos O’ Day 108
1829 – Cincinnati, Ohio, officials use laws to force black residents to leave city. June 30th It’s ON! Marble League…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, June 29th.
The last Monday of June and of the first six months of this insane 2020. Here’s the excellent sources that…
Pandemic Articles, Video and Photo O’ Day 107
1958 – Bethel Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, pastored by civil rights activist Rev. Fred Shuttleworth, is bombed. June…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Sunday, June 28th
It’s Sunday – the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. A fun Sunday song as I write on a Sunday afternoon:…
Pandemic Articles, Videos and Photos O’ Day 106
1844– After slavery is declared illegal in Oregon, the state this week passes first laws prohibiting black people from residing…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Saturday, June 27th
Happy Saturday! As I’m off to my 2nd job at Good Vibes Winery, I’m going to cut right to the…
Pandemic Articles and Photo O’ Day 105
1973 – Two young black girls, Minnie (14) and Mary Alice Reif (12), sue health clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, for…
Presence Podcast: Words For Now and Later – I is for “I”
Who remembers December 2006 when YOU (and me) were designated as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2006? So, how’s…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Friday, June 26th
Happy Friday. Here’s our song about the day: Today’s focus is Border Wall Dispute in the Diocese of Brownsville. ++++++++++…
Pandemic Video, Articles and Photos O’ Day 104
1959 – Prince Edward County, Virginia, avoids integration by closing public schools for years. 2011 – White teens kill James…
Why Do I Use POTUS#45 Instead of the Current President’s Name?
I try really hard every day to not make this a “bash the current president” blog. The focus of what…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Thursday, June 25th
I’m a bit late for my Thursday posting. So, let’s jump right in… Today’s prayer is for “Adoption and Foster…
Pandemic Article, Video and Photos O’ Day 103
What were you doing on Sunday, February 16, 2020? Here’s what The Week thought you should know on that day…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Wednesday, June 24th
It’s another Wednesday and here’s the song for the day: I didn’t get on this soon enough this week, but…
Pandemic Articles, Video, and Photos O’ Day 102
2013 – This week, Kimberly McCarthy becomes the 500th person executed by the State of Texas since 1972; more than…
Presence Podcast: Words For Now and Later: H is for HOPE
HOPE is less an emotion than a field, a magnetism. Put bodies near each other and HOPE happens. p.45 –…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, June 23rd
Happy Tuesday Afternoon! Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day – The Week and the Five Things to…
Pandemic Articles, Video and Photos O’ Day 101
1855 – Celia, a 19 year-old enslaved black woman whose white “owner” repeatedly raped her, kills him during an attempted…
READING! “My Paper.li” for Monday, June 22nd
Happy Monday! Just one more Monday in June. Here’s the excellent sources that I feature each day – The Week…
