READING! “My Paper.li” for Tuesday, July 14th

Today has two important celebrations (so no Tuesday song today) First, it was on this date in 1789 that French … More

Pandemic Marble League 2020 Update and Photo O’ Day 122

NOTE: I’m going to start including this countdown image as well b/c the gap between Election Day and 20 January … More

1863 – Poor white laborers riot in New York City against Union draft that exempts African Americans and anyone else … More

2012 – Report shows one of every 13 voting age African Americans is disenfranchised (four times more than non-black citizens); … More

1929 – White mobs threaten black residents of North Platte, Nebraska, causing 200 people to flee their homes after a … More

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

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

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

Happy Saturday! As I’m off to my 2nd job at Good Vibes Winery, I’m going to cut right to the … More