A Tug of War for Potential Recruits
This August, nineteen-year-old Ciarra Boyd learned that her friend, Donald, was about to join the Army, and she set out to stop him.
Tag Archive | "Terry Baynes"
Getting the “Get”: An invisible prison between marriage and divorce
Friday, December 11, 2009
By Terry Baynes Agunah Hannah Nagila’s sons are 3 and 5 years old, and they already know what an agunah is. They have told their mother what their father tells them: “Daddy says you’re going [...]
Animal Mounters: Not Your Usual Crowd
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Brooklyn Adventures in Taxidermy. A Sunday night in the Gowanus Bell House.
Questions Linger After Elevator Death
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Popular indie drummer Jerry Fuchs died after a harrowing fall down an elevator shaft early Sunday morning at a party in Williamsburg. Almost a week later, it is still unclear why no one was operating it.
Courtyard Gospel
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Terry Baynes She was hard to miss, sitting on the bench in front of the New York State Supreme Court on Court Street. She crooned along to the gospel music coming from the round [...]
The Precinct House
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By Terry Baynes A young black woman cradled her pregnant belly in her lap, partly exposed by her tight blue T-shirt. “He didn’t touch you, did he?” her mother asked with a thick Caribbean accent. [...]
Farewell to Kevin O. Hill, Son and Soldier
Monday, October 19, 2009
Army Specialist Kevin O. Hill was laid to rest at Cypress Hills Cemetery on Saturday morning, the day after his family, friends and fellow soldiers gathered at a quiet ceremony to bid him farewell.
The Life and Death of Army Spec. Kevin O. Hill
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The minute Olsen Hill saw the uniforms at his door, he knew. He had served in the military. No words were necessary. His son, Kevin O. Hill, was dead. He was a 23-year-old soldier from Brooklyn deployed in Afghanistan.
Friday, December 25, 2009
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