Fifty-five years before the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, the killing of another Black woman, Alberta O. Jones, sent shock and grief through that city’s Black community.
In 1965, Jones, a trailblazing attorney in Louisville, was found dead, floating in the Ohio River — the victim of a murder that’s still unsolved today. Thirty-four-year-old Jones was the city’s first female prosecutor, and a charismatic fixture in the Black community, helping educate and register people to vote.
Despite multiple investigations over nearly 60 years, there are no official motives or suspects in her killing. In 2018, her case was added to the federal government’s cold case list and is one of the few that remains open.
In episode 4, James explores what an open case on the list looks like through the life and death of Alberta Jones — and talks to the person who never gave up fighting for answers.
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And she is doing so in a way that ensures that this one piece of history, at least, is owned only by one person. It’s the antithesis of the idea that a first lady should represent the nation writ large, but is entirely in line with the Trumps’ worldview and their approach to their role, which saw members of the family use the president’s position in the White House to benefit their hotels and golf courses, their potential future business endeavors. Why should that end just because they are no longer in office?
As always with Mrs. Trump, it’s hard to know what exactly she is thinking, since she’s not saying much of anything, just as she didn’t say much of anything during her time in Washington. Instead, it often seemed as if she let her outfits speak for her. Which is another reason those outfits mattered so much. They were the Rosetta Stone of her tenure in the East Wing, now apparently being lost to the private market; disappearing into the metaverse.
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Alberta O. Jones
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The police killed Alberta Jones . White men threatened by a black unafraid woman .
Yeah , they investigated themselves (just like today ) and ended up with the conclusion that they don't know who did it
This is what the world needs. Such a great video. Kudos to PBS for talking about it!
Hoping to console your heart, I am sharing with you Psalm 37:
"Do not be upset because of evil men Or envious of wrongdoers. They will quickly wither like grass and shrivel like green new grass. Trust in Jehovah and do what is good; reside in the earth, and act with faithfulness. Find exquisite delight in Jehovah, and he will grant you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Jehovah; rely on him, and he will act in your behalf. He will make your righteousness shine like daybreak, and your justice like the midday sun. Keep silent before Jehovah and wait expectantly for him. Do not be upset by the man who succeeds in carrying out his schemes. Let go of anger and abandon rage; do not become upset and turn to doing evil. For evil men will be done away with, but those hoping in Jehovah will possess the earth. Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; you will look at where they were, and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. The wicked man plots against the righteous; he grinds his teeth at him. But Jehovah will laugh at him, for He knows that his day will come. The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to bring down the oppressed and the poor, to slaughter those whose way is upright. But their sword will pierce their own heart; their bows will be broken. Better is the little of the righteous one than the abundance of many wicked ones. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but Jehovah will support the righteous. Jehovah is aware of what the blameless go through, and their inheritance will last forever. They will not be put to shame in the time of disaster; In the time of famine they will have plenty. But the wicked will perish; the enemies of Jehovah will vanish like glorious pastures; they will vanish like smoke. The wicked one borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is generous and giving. Those blessed by him will possess the earth, but those cursed by Him will be done away with. Jehovah guides the steps of a man when He finds pleasure in his way. Although he may fall, he will not be hurled down, for Jehovah supports him by the hand. I was once young and now I am old, but I have not seen anyone righteous abandoned, nor his children looking for bread. He always lends freely, and his children are in line for a blessing. Turn away from bad and do what is good, and you will remain forever. For Jehovah loves justice, and he will not abandon his loyal ones. They will always be guarded; but the descendants of the wicked will be done away with. The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it. The mouth of the righteous one imparts wisdom, and his tongue speaks about justice. The law of his God is in his heart; His steps will not falter. The wicked watches the righteous, seeking to put him to death. But Jehovah will not abandon him to the hand of that one or find him guilty when he is judged. Hope in Jehovah and follow his way, and he will exalt you to take possession of the earth. When the wicked are done away with, you will see it. I have seen the ruthless, evil man spreading out like a luxuriant tree in its native soil. But he suddenly passed away and was gone; I kept searching for him, and he could not be found. Take note of the blameless one, and keep the upright one in sight, for the future of that man will be peaceful. But all the transgressors will be destroyed; the future of wicked people will be cut off. The salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah; He is their fortress in the time of distress. Jehovah will help them and rescue them. He will rescue them from the wicked and save them, because they take refuge in him."
why isn’t this an episode of the real frontline???