Friday, February 07, 2025
Rosa Parks, Florence King, and “The Side Lady”: a black history month moment
Rosa Parks, Florence King, and “The Side Lady”: a black history month moment
[“metro says its [sic] again reserving a seat on every bus, train for Rosa Parks' birthday”]
By AbolishTenure
wednesday, february 5, 2025 at 12:21:00 p.m. est
There’s a chance that someone’s going to set up a memorial in the back of the bus or train. It just takes one empty-headed, historically illiterate public transit employee to make it happen. Or one mischievous, historically literate citizen to move the display. This could be entertaining.
The late Florence King told the story of “The Side Lady” in the might-as-well-be-late national review. The Side Lady was so named because one eye was bad and she always tilted her head for better vision. She had a teenage infatuation with a Richmond streetcar driver and rode around a lot to be near him. But her father put an end to that.
Many years later, she’s near death, a minister and some Daughters of the Confederacy keeping vigil at bedside. “Suddenly, The Side Lady sat upright in bed, looked straight ahead for the first time in years...”
“Those present were expecting something profound about General Lee or Jesus.
“... and said, ‘This bus ain’t movin’ ‘til all you colored git back o’ that line!’”
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Florence King was a treasure. My favorite quote: "I can't understand why solitary confinement is considered a punishment."
-RM
bLACK HISSSSTORY MONTH TURNS OUT TO BE LITERALLY TRUE,AS 5 ARE SHOT AND TWO BECOME HISSSSSTORY AT FLORIDA GAS STATION GUNFEST.
GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Two people are dead and three others are injured after a shooting at a Mobil gas station along Pat Thomas Parkway Thursday evening, according to a Gadsden County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson.
Authorities are still on the lookout for the suspect as of 9:20 p.m.
--GRA
AFTER THREE QUARTERS OF THE SUPER BOWL OF MURDER,PHILLY LEADS KANSAS CITY 20-7.
(GRA)The last three days have seen two murders and 2 attempted murders in Philadelphia,while Kansas City broke up the shutout Friday,when a woman was shot dead in her apartment at 3am.
Under our scoring system,each murder is worth 7 points,while unsuccessful attempts are worth 3 points.
(abc7)A Temple University student was shot and killed off campus in North Philadelphia overnight, Temple President John Fry told students in a letter.
And, the suspected shooter in the deadly Feb. 6, 2025, incident is also a Temple student, Fry said.
Two teens connected with gunfire on Thursday as Philly built a 20-0 lead,only to see K.C. get back into the contest Friday with the deadly apartment slaying.
Saturday night will be the deciding quarter for this year's Super bowl of murder. There should be a final sometime Sunday.
For the year,Philadelphia has admitted to 22 nig naps while K.C says they've had 17.
--GRA
TRIPLE MURDER IN KANSAS CITY,DAYS BEFORE SUPER BOWL OF MURDER TOOK PLACE,ALLOWS PHILLY TO WIN THE "SAMUEL LITTLE TROPHY",23-7.
GRA:The triple shooting,if committed during the four day counting period,prior to the Super Bowl,would have given K.C. the title and trophy,28-23. Rules are rules,however.
(Kansas city star)Three women were found dead following a triple shooting at a residence in the Kansas City Northland early Sunday. Police were called around 12:45 a.m. to a house in the 4100 block of N.W. 65th St. where they found three adult women unresponsive, according to Capt. Jacob Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. Emergency crews arrived and determined the three victims were dead at the scene. Homicide investigators searched the neighborhood for witnesses while crime scene technicians collected and possessed evidence, according to a news release from Becchina. A person has been identified as a person of interest and is believed to have known the victims.
GRA:Last night,a Philly man was shot multiple times,but not killed(yet),to add three points to their previous total,while K.C. media admitted to zero shootings overnight. Hard to believe,but that's what I go by. Final:Philadelphia 23 Kansas City 7.
--GRA
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