(FCC). Benjamin Hooks was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing up on South Lauderdale and Vance, he was the fifth son of Robert B and Bessie White Hooks. He...

Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. (born January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina) is an African-American activist, author, journalist, and the current president...

criticizing civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson, Vernon Jordan Jr., and Benjamin Hooks by making an analogy between allegiance to "the black leadership" and...

Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone,...

until 1982. Roy Wilkins retired as executive director in 1977, and Benjamin Hooks, a lawyer and clergyman, was elected his successor. In the 1990s, the...

Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Born to Rebel: An Autobiography By Benjamin Elijah Mays p 93 Memorial Day[permanent dead link] Iota chapter History...

of 76, Wilkins finally retired from the NAACP and was succeeded by Benjamin Hooks. Wilkins was honored with the title Director Emeritus of the NAACP in...

Chairpersons of the coalition have included Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, Benjamin Hooks, Dorothy Height, and Judith L. Lichtman. Senior executives have included...

Palladium 13th January 27, 1980 Louis Gossett Jr./Rita Moreno/Ted Lange/Benjamin Hooks/Valenti 14th December 5, 1981 Robert Guillaume (note: timing changed...

Hooks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Hooks (1925-2010), American civil rights leader Brian Hooks (born 1973)...