According to the Post-Journal, Mya Smith died in April of diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication of untreated diabetes. Her mother, Ashley Bertino, is accused of having a “depraved indifference to ...
Like many middle-class white kids who grew up in the suburban South in the ‘60s, my family employed a Black housekeeper, although “maid” was the word we used back then. Her name was Mae, and one ...