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, […]
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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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: SALUTE TO EDGAR BROOKINS
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 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.
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 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 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. […]