Lucinda Franks Dies at 74; Prize-Winning Journalist Broke Molds
She avoided covering beauty pageants by going to Northern Ireland on her own and was later the first woman to win a Pulitzer for national reporting.
Lucinda Franks in 1991. She wrote for leading magazines and produced two well-received memoirs, about her father’s secret past and her marriage to the Manhattan district attorney Robert M. Morgenthau.Credit.David Damroth
Published May 6, 2021Updated May 20, 2021
Lucinda Franks, a widely published writer and investigative journalist who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, died on Wednesday in Hopewell Junction, N.Y. She was 74.
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In Shakespeare s play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo asks, What s in a name? Unfortunately, the answer was a lot, and things didn t end well for the young lovers. All drama aside, parents today don t usually have to consider family feuds when naming a baby. But just like Romeo and Juliet, a name is a big deal. Here are just a few factors to consider:
family names to pass down
the meaning of a name
people you ve known, good and bad, with that name
potential nicknames
‘Chicano Squad’ Provides New Perspectives on Police Brutality and Unsolved Murders
Two native Texans teamed up to produce a just-released podcast that tells the story of an innovative group of Houston homicide detectives.
A new podcast explores the history of Houston’s Chicano Squad, which began in 1979 after a horrifying in-custody death. Via Chicano Squad Podcast
Two native Texans teamed up to produce a just-released podcast that tells the story of an innovative group of Houston homicide detectives.
A new podcast explores the history of Houston’s Chicano Squad, which began in 1979 after a horrifying in-custody death. Via Chicano Squad Podcast
2020 will — of course — be remembered for the pandemic, but it turns out there were lots of other stories, too — some of which I had totally forgotten about. In fact, looking back over the . . .