On this day in 1955, civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. She got arrested for violating the city’s racial segregation laws.
Before Rosa Parks, there were other women who refused to give up their seats.
A THREAD!
I’ll never forget this day. I was a wee kid who loved music & John. The next morn, mom made me go to school. My friends didn’t understand my sadness but my teacher did. Unable to eat lunch, my teacher & I sat on a bench in the hallway in mutual grief & silence, sharing an apple
The darkest evening of the year…
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep
- Robert Frost
Calling out lies is great. But breaking down the anatomy of the lies and detailing the authoritarian tactics being utilized is even better.
That’s what I do in this piece. Check it out.
It’s important the country remembers exactly what happened on January 6.
A mob of radicalized Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol as part of a multifaceted plot to overturn the 2020 election by Trump and his allies. The charges don’t lie.
My father taught me to ski as a wee child in the 70s at
@AltaSkiArea
on a pair of 39” wood Head skis (similar to the ones in the photo). Head was his brand & Alta was his beloved mountain.
He still has my first skis safely tucked away in his garage somewhere ❤️
#SkiUtah