Greensboro Four Sit-In
On February 1, 1960, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil sat down at the Whites Only lunch counter of the Woolworth in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, and asked to be served. They were declined and asked to leave. They politely declined. Police were called but they were not arrested. Why? Before…
Evidentiary Hearing: Final Day
Evidentiary hearings are different from an appeal hearing. Evidentiary hearings allow the defense to present new evidence, call witnesses and cross-examine witnesses. Mario’s evidentiary hearing began on Monday, December 8, 2025. It was scheduled to run for five days. But Mario’s legal team had so much new evidence to share, so many questions for new…
Raised Fists
Decades before Colin Kaepernick kneeled or LeBron James was told to “shut up and dribble”, Tommy Smith and John Carlos raised their black gloved fists skywards at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Smith and Carlos, two Black athletes on the 1968 U.S. Track and Field Olympic team, placed 1st and 3rd in…