Yonkers, Housing Desegregation and the Youngest Mayor in America

The first chapter of Lisa Belkin’s 1999 nonfiction book Show Me a Hero. Belkin’s book was the basis for the recent HBO miniseries.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 9, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,235 words)

Giving Away ‘Anatoly Z.’

The story of a boy’s un-adoption. The original family struggles with whether it made the right decision, while a new family tries to succeed in helping him.

Source: Yahoo News
Published: Dec 10, 2014
Length: 30 minutes (7,625 words)

Is It a Crime to Raise a Killer?

A tragedy in New Jersey raises questions about where parental responsibility ends when a child becomes a murderer.

Source: Yahoo News
Published: Sep 12, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,964 words)