Pandemic Articles, Videos and Photos O’ Day 114

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

Pandemic Articles, Video, Marble League 2020 Update and Photos O’ Day 113

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

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

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

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

1829 – Cincinnati, Ohio, officials use laws to force black residents to leave city. June 30th It’s ON! Marble League … More

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

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

1959 – Prince Edward County, Virginia, avoids integration by closing public schools for years. 2011 – White teens kill James … More

What were you doing on Sunday, February 16, 2020? Here’s what The Week thought you should know on that day … More

2013 – This week, Kimberly McCarthy becomes the 500th person executed by the State of Texas since 1972; more than … More

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

Before reflection on this milestone day, a follow up about yesterday’s photo of the empty seats at POTUS#45’s rally in … More

Saturday night was the ill-advised campaign rally revival by POTUS#45. Turns out there was quite a bit of “social distancing” … More

If you read yesterday’s Pandemic Photo O’ post, you’ll know that safe, health-risk free competitive sports are back – in … More

Perhaps the most exciting part of this post is above, in the header. You may recall that I wrote about … More

Once again, it’s late and I still need to get to the dishes, so after the top two features, just … More

I just spent a bunch of time creating the next installment of my Pandemic Playlist – this one focused on … More

I include this each day as a reminder that time is indeed passing day by day until the day that … More