Over a 48-hour period this Memorial Day weekend, 21 people were shot in New York City, six fatally. A gunman opened fire on a crowd in a shopping district in Queens and wounded five people. A 15 year old was killed while leaving a party in Manhattan. A 13
It was early evening on April 4, 1968 - nearly 40 years ago - a day that would forever be etched on my memory. As woman's editor, I was in the Chicago Defender's lower level composing room, overseeing the final makeup and layout of my pages for the Defend
