April 15, 2010 /

RIP Benjamin Hooks

Civil rights leader and former NAACP President Benjamin Hooks passed away this morning at the age of 85. I had the honor of meeting Hooks before. He was the speaker at my high school graduation, which was also his grandson, Carlton Gray’s graduating class. He will be a sadly missed voice in the civil rights […]

Civil rights leader and former NAACP President Benjamin Hooks passed away this morning at the age of 85. I had the honor of meeting Hooks before. He was the speaker at my high school graduation, which was also his grandson, Carlton Gray’s graduating class. He will be a sadly missed voice in the civil rights movement.

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