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1. 10

   A Little More Justice in Mississippi

   Settlement Reached in Civil Suit Charging Franklin County, MS Role in 1964 KKK Murders On Monday, June 21, Franklin County, Mississippi agreed to a settlement in an historic civil suit with the families of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, two 19-year-old Black men who were kidnapped, tortured and...

   Jun 23, 2010

   7m
2. 9

   A Century of Living

   Last winter I drove to Providence, RI full of trepidation and sadness. My incredible Aunt Esther, my maternal grandfather's sister, had pneumonia. I was going to see her to make sure I had the chance to say goodbye. To everyone's, including her own, surprise, she pulled through. "I saw the pearly...

   Oct 8, 2009

   5m
3. 8

   In Death Posey Dodges Murder Charges Once and for All

   The Clarion Ledger reports: Billy Wayne Posey, a key suspect in the Ku Klux Klan's killings of three civil rights workers in 1964 in Mississippi, has died, but Justice Department officials say they're continuing their investigation of the remaining suspects. The 73-year-old Posey died Thursday of...

   Aug 16, 2009

   10m
4. 7

   Hungry Blues

   My google alerts on "Hungry Blues" sometimes turn up interesting things. Steven Taylor of the Fugs has written a song that is also called Hungry Blues. It's very much in the spirit of the original song that my blog is named after. It's not quite as good, but it's a tall order to be asked […]

   Apr 12, 2009

   2m
5. 6

   Eyes on the Prize

   This is Nicole. She is one of the many talented photographers whose work I follow on flickr. The same night that the country voted for a Black president, majorities of voters voted against gay families and the rights of gay people in California, Florida, Arizona and Arkansas. Nicole is angry and…

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   Nov 10, 2008

   4m
6. 5

   President Barack Obama

   Nov 5, 2008

   4m
7. 4

   A Change Is Gonna Come

   Nov 4, 2008

   3m
8. 3

   Winter in America

   The Constitution was A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner—unemployed And I'm hopin' that it rains Been a hopin' for some rain But it just don't look like rain I've seen the robins Perched in barren treetops They're...

   Jan 21, 2008

   8m
9. 2

   This Gave Me Pause

   When I was reading Daisy's post about Pfc. LaVena Johnson, I got stuck on one of the details. The indications of possible rape and other physical violence and murder all were troubling enough. But then there was this one detail (originally posted by Anne): Indications that someone attempted to…

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   Sep 25, 2007

   3m
10. 1

    Thanks, Sendai

    One of your emails about our dinner plans last night made me think of this song. "The Old Stamping Ground" (1937) Personnel: Willie "The Lion" Smith - piano Frankie Newton - trumpet Buster Bailey - clarinet Pete Brown - alto sax Jimmy McLin - guitar John Kirby - bass O'Neal Spencer - drums, vocal

    Aug 22, 2007

    3m