The Morning Brew: My family's slave
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My family's slave
A journalist tells a family secret, one of slavery in modern America in The Atlantic's "My Family's Slave" by Alex Tizon. Tizon died suddenly shortly before the publication of the piece.
Her name was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. We called her Lola. She was 4 foot 11, with mocha-brown skin and almond eyes that I can still see looking into mine — my first memory. She was 18 years old when my grandfather gave her to my mother as a gift, and when my family moved to the United States, we brought her with us. No other word but slave encompassed the life she lived.
#ICYMI
Paper trail: “I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.
Nina and Russell Westbrook's baby arrives. His name is Noah.
Trump says he had 'absolute right' to share information with Russia
Merrick Garland on FBI job: No thanks
Last sips
When the #CivilWar began, wartime photography was in its infancy. Matthew Brady helped change that: https://t.co/naSGW0yTPD pic.twitter.com/C8PU1QKDRb
Juliana Keeping is on the enterprise reporting team for The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com. Keeping joined the staff of The Oklahoman in 2012. Prior to that time, she worked in the Chicago media at the SouthtownStar, winning a Peter Lisagor Award... Read more ›