Benjamin Hooks was a figure of great influence in Memphis, known for his leadership and commitment to bettering the lives of those around him. Born and raised in the city, he worked tirelessly to ...

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Library officials say that some of this work has never been made public.

As the nation mourns the death of civil rights warrior Benjamin Hooks, who lead the NAACP from 1977 to 1992 as executive director, it’s easy to forget one important thing that distinguished him from ...

The Benjamin Hooks Central Library will remain closed until next Monday, July 29. Memphis Police Department is in the process of investigating a death at the library that occurred Monday. There was a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Civil-rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, who shrugged off courtroom slurs as a young lawyer before earning a pioneering judgeship and later reviving a flagging NAACP, died Thursday in ...

Benjamin L. Hooks, one-time executive director of the NAACP, died early Thursday at his home in Nashville after a long illness, reports the Associated Press. The civil-rights leader and advocate for ...

NASHVILLE — Civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, who shrugged off courtroom slurs as a young lawyer before earning a pioneering judgeship and later reviving a flagging NAACP, died Thursday in ...

It was 90 degrees and humid in Miami Beach, even though it was just 7:30 in the morning. Frances Hooks was struggling to fix breakfast in the kitchen of their hotel suite during the NAACP annual ...