Port Chicago Disaster | O. Raye Adkins on HLN

O. Raye Adkins, Ed.D, is a former school principal turned nonprofit executive, expert on caring for children facing loss and poverty, and author of the new book Letters To My Father: The Gifts. Dr. Adkins' father, Raphel Orval Beason, died four months before her birth on July 17, 1944. He was among 320 men killed, 275 of them African-Americans, in the Port Chicago Naval Munitions base explosion, the largest stateside military disaster of World War II. In her book, Dr. Adkins chronicles, through letters to her father, her journey from pain and grief to miraculous gifts and blessings. Learn more about Dr. Adkins and her work to care for children facing loss and poverty at http://www.letters2myfather.com and http://www.oramite.com. To schedule an interview with Dr. O. Raye Adkins or find other experts to interview, visit http://www.SearchPressKits.com.

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