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Category: AFRO Salute to Mr. D.C.

Tributes and remembrances to long-time AFRO employee Mr. Edgar Brookins, better known as Mr. D.C.

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Saying goodbye to Mr. D.C., Edgar Brookins

by Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRODecember 20, 2021

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO The connector…The bridge builder…The architect.  Saturday, hundreds connected both in-person and virtually at the Memorial Chapel at Fort Myer base in Arlington Virginia, […]

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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: SALUTE TO EDGAR BROOKINS

by Special to the AFRODecember 14, 2021December 15, 2021

SALUTE TO EDGAR BROOKINS— As a member of the staff at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation – we looked for those media outlets who would understand and carry our message […]

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Remembering Edgar Brookins: AFRO accepting memories, remarks of ‘Mr. D.C.’

by Micha GreenDecember 10, 2021December 15, 2021

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On Dec. 1, longtime AFRO General and Circulation Manager Edgar Brookins, 74, died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. […]

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Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr.

by Special to the AFRODecember 4, 2021December 15, 2021

Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr. Saturday, December 18 at 11:00 a.m., Memorial Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia Read tributes to Mr. Brookins here and here. Read additional articles […]

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A salute to ‘Mr. D.C.:’ Veteran, Omega Man, long-time AFRO employee dies at 74

by Micha GreenDecember 1, 2021December 15, 2021

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Army Officer, Omega Man, college professor, Sunday school teacher, church leader, dedicated AFRO employee, volunteer extraordinaire, Lupus advocate, “Mr. D.C.” and, […]

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Brookins: A good soldier

by Talibah ChikwenduDecember 1, 2021December 15, 2021

By Talibah Chikwendu Former AFRO Executive Editor The first time Edgar Brookins and I met, it was across a conference table during my first weekly management meeting in August 1997. […]

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