by Tom DeWolf | May 4, 2018 | News
“The hanging.” For years, Karen Branan, a white woman from Georgia, kept at a safe distance the haunting words that her grandmother had spoken. Ms. Branan was an inquisitive journalist, but she refused to explore a hanging that her grandmother had said was one of her...
by Tom DeWolf | May 19, 2016 | News
Author Karen Branan discusses her book The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, on News One with Roland Martin. To watch the interview, go to: Karen Branan Discusses “The Family...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 20, 2016 | News
Columbus native Karen Branan has been a journalist for nearly half a century. Her work has appeared in national magazines, major newspapers and on network and cable TV. Living in Washington, D.C., she has covered racial issues from as far away as the Rodney King...