The story continues; comic strip creator stays positive after explosion. (apartment gas pipeline explosion destroys home and business of Roland Laird and Posro Komics)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: September 1, 1994| Author: McSween, Dachell | Copyright information

Roland Laird and his wife, Taneshia Nash Laird lost their home and all of their comic strip work when their apartment building collapsed. Creator of the comic book 'MC Squared' and the strip 'The Griots,' Laird is planning to resume his work despite the lost of all original art.

Agas pipeline blast in March destroyed Roland and Taneshia Nash Laird's Edison, N.J., apartment. The 20-story apartment complex collapsed, leaving hundreds of residents homeless. But for the Lairds, their...

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