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In the late 1970s, a series of child abductions and murders in Atlanta left parents frightened. Now the city is testing new DNA evidence and erecting a memorial to the victims to bring their families some closure.
By Kevin Cody Based on his newspaper readings, Private First Class Joe Eskenazi wondered why Pearl Harbor was on a Class B, and not a Class A alert.
Jane Jayroe Gamble Bob Johnson has a great reputation as an attorney. I love it that he’s from the small town of Thomas, Oklahoma, and is married to Gennie. They both give generously of themselves to our community and their church. History will no doubt give a lot of credit to Johnson for his leadership in a defining time for Oklahoma City following the bombing in 1995. Johnson and Kari Watkins have written an important book about the impact of that incident: “Looking Back. Thinking Forward.” It’s a story of violence turned to hope and the response that became known as...
47abc February 1, 2021 SALISBURY, Md. – The City of Salisbury’s Lynching Memorial Task Force has been hard at work for just over a year now. Now they’re closing in on their memorial event. “There’s going to be emotion. I know that. Maybe there will be a little bit of anger. But we have to get through that, pull off that scab, and move toward healing. A true healing,” said President of the Wicomico County NAACP Dr. Brante’ Dashiell. The task force is working on memorializing the lives of three men who were victims of violent lynchings in Salisbury. But task force members say that...