The Life and Death of Army Spec. Kevin O. Hill
Reporting by Rob Anderson, Terry Baynes, Alessia Pirolo, Daniel Roberts and Mara Zepeda Written by Terry Baynes The News The minute Oslen Hill saw the uniforms at his door, he knew. He had served in...
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By Mara Zepeda The theater at Bay Ridge Preparatory School doubles as a basketball court. A dozen students congregate in the cavernous room. Some girls-black knee socks askew-dangle their legs off the...
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By Mara Zepeda Attendance is taken at the ballroom dance class at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center. The teacher is John Benanti, a man who hyperarticulates words, pronouncing each consonant with precision....
View ArticleUS Settles with Detainees but Lawyer’s Work Continues
By Mara Zepeda Officers firmly press detainee Rachel Meeropol’s work is far from over. Two days after her clients, five Muslim plaintiffs held in a Brooklyn prison after 9/11, were awarded $1.26...
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Enyonam Tolessi and her son Gabriel at their Irvington, NJ apartment. Photo courtesy of: Amanda Lucier Listen to an audio interview with Enyonam Tolessi describing her experience as a victim of...
View ArticleFood Stamps Fill In, and Fill Up
Cammise Yorker at St. John's Bread and Life women's group. Photo: Zepeda/Brooklyn Ink By Mara Zepeda When it comes time for Cammise Yorker to say what she is thankful for she takes a deep breath. “I’m...
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