January 21, 1948 ~ Senator James Eastland of Mississippi led a successful campaign to block an anti-lynching bill, which would have held members of lynch mobs and local law enforcement officers accountable for their role in racial terror lynchings. Between 1865 and 1950, more than 6,500 Black women, men, and children were killed in racialContinue reading “Day in the History of Racial Injustice”
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Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 20, 1870 ~ Southern Democrats declared the election of Mississippi Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American Senator, null and void and argued Black people are ineligible to serve in Congress.
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 19, 1930 ~ Mobs of up to 500 white people roamed Watsonville, California, and the surrounding towns and farms, attacking Filipino farmworkers and their property for five days after Filipino men were seen dancing with white women.
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 18, 1962 ~ The president of Southern University closed the Baton Rouge. Louisiana, campus, citing ‘disruptive’ student protests against segregation. January 18, 1771, the North Carolina General Assembly approved the disbursement of public funds to enslavers as compensation for the executions of Black people they held in bondage.
These Precious Days
These Precious Days is a 2021 essay collection by American writer Ann Patchett. The 336-page book of 24 previously published essays was revised for the collection. I read this book as a Rivers Faculty & Staff book club assignment. These are my notes. “Essays never filled my days,” Patchett writes, “but they reminded me thatContinue reading “These Precious Days”
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 17, 1834 ~ Alabama legislature passed a law that effectively bans any free Black person from residing in the state.
Brainstorming 2022 Intentions
Entering this new year from a place of gratitude and abundance will help me lay a foundation of self-compassion. My 12 Resolutions for 2022 were picked to nurture, feed and grow my emotions to broaden my life as it grows shorter as I age. These intentions are chunked into tasks. I will transform my resolutionsContinue reading “Brainstorming 2022 Intentions”
Self Portrait Sunday
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 16, 1832 ~ Alabama General Assembly enacted a law to bar Creek and Cherokee witness from testifying against white people in court and criminalized Creek and Cherokee customs including the meetings of tribal leaders.
Biochemistry Goes Hybrid.
The Rivers School had over 45 people test positive during the second week of January 2022. That number includes teachers, staff and students. All classes were offered hybrid so students and teachers had the option to join in using Google Meet.
Relentless Robin 