David Cochran
@dcochran1004.bsky.social
Historian, teacher, author, ailurophile, husband, father, grandfather, lapsed pastafarian, premature antifascist, Black Lives Matter.
Richard Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005)
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Richard Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005)
My grandson Leonard’s first Thanksgiving. As my daughter said, he’s daydreaming of sweet potatoes.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My grandson Leonard’s first Thanksgiving. As my daughter said, he’s daydreaming of sweet potatoes.
Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016)
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016)
Anti-fascist Friday from Langston Hughes.
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Anti-fascist Friday from Langston Hughes.
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
Nat Adderley (November 25, 1931 - January 2, 2000)
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Nat Adderley (November 25, 1931 - January 2, 2000)
Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 - May 30, 1977)
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 - May 30, 1977)
Anti-fascist Friday.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
Don Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995)
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995)
Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013)
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013)
Anti-fascist Friday.
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
Mose Allison (November 11, 1927 - November 15, 2016).
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Mose Allison (November 11, 1927 - November 15, 2016).
Anti-fascist Friday.
During a July 1963 demonstration in Cambridge, Maryland, Gloria Richardson stood between demonstrators and National Guardsmen and pushed away the Guard’s bayonet.
During a July 1963 demonstration in Cambridge, Maryland, Gloria Richardson stood between demonstrators and National Guardsmen and pushed away the Guard’s bayonet.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
During a July 1963 demonstration in Cambridge, Maryland, Gloria Richardson stood between demonstrators and National Guardsmen and pushed away the Guard’s bayonet.
During a July 1963 demonstration in Cambridge, Maryland, Gloria Richardson stood between demonstrators and National Guardsmen and pushed away the Guard’s bayonet.
Anti-fascist Friday.
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
My grandson Leonard is the mascot for the Instagram page of The Fioretti, the Marion University student literary magazine.
October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My grandson Leonard is the mascot for the Instagram page of The Fioretti, the Marion University student literary magazine.
Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956)
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956)
Otis and Gillian wish everyone a happy National Black Cat Day.
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Otis and Gillian wish everyone a happy National Black Cat Day.
Anti-fascist Friday.
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
Anti-fascist Friday.
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Anti-fascist Friday.
“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900.
This is a photo my wife and I took in our small Southern Illinois hometown several years ago. As you can see, our hometown is an irony-free zone.
Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900.
This is a photo my wife and I took in our small Southern Illinois hometown several years ago. As you can see, our hometown is an irony-free zone.
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900.
This is a photo my wife and I took in our small Southern Illinois hometown several years ago. As you can see, our hometown is an irony-free zone.
Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900.
This is a photo my wife and I took in our small Southern Illinois hometown several years ago. As you can see, our hometown is an irony-free zone.
Miles Davis, Monterey Jazz Fedtival, 1964. Photograph by Jim Marshall.
October 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Miles Davis, Monterey Jazz Fedtival, 1964. Photograph by Jim Marshall.
Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982). Photo by Kwame Braithwaite, 1959.
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982). Photo by Kwame Braithwaite, 1959.