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What We Know About the Death of Rayshard Brooks

2020-09-10T14:22:37+0000

Killed by an Atlanta police officer just weeks after George Floyd’s death touched off nationwide protests, Mr. Brooks became a potent symbol.


Atlanta Mourns the Death of Rayshard Brooks

2020-06-24T00:06:58+0000

The family of Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, held his funeral at the church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor.


Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66

2018-05-09T22:05:35+0000

He started playing the piano when he was 2. As a teenager, he toured with the Ellington band and helped celebrate Ellington’s birthday at the White House.


Claudia Rankine on the Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks

2017-07-31T09:00:27+0000

Two new anthologies, “The Golden Shovel Anthology” and “Revise the Psalm,” gather poems and other writings inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks’ work.


David H. Brooks, 61, Dies Serving Time for Insider Trading

2016-11-01T22:31:17+0000

The founder of the military armor maker DHB Industries was serving 17 years for insider trading and fraudulently enriching himself.


C.D. Brooks Is Dead at 85; Preached Seventh-Day Adventist Message

2016-07-07T02:40:36+0000

For six decades, Mr. Brooks used the “Breath of Life” to help convert tens of thousands and establish 15 congregations in cities across the country.


Charlotte Brooks, a Photographer for Look Magazine, Dies at 95

2014-03-21T03:15:27+0000

Ms. Brooks gave complexity to the “women’s features” she was assigned to in the postwar years.


Stan Brooks, a Familiar Voice on 1010 WINS, Dies at 86

2013-12-24T00:58:41+0000

Mr. Brooks’s tenure and prolific output on New York’s first all-news radio station made him one of the most recognized voices on the radio for more than 40 years.


Paid Notice: Deaths ARMOUR, CYNTHIA BROOKS HOWE

2004-07-06T05:00:00+0000

ARMOUR--Cynthia Brooks Howe, beloved wife of the late Norman Armour, Jr. devoted mother of Abby Deering Paine Taylor, of New York, NY, Alix Ellis Paine, of Stamford, CT, and Courtney Koudacheff Armour Regan, of Charleston, SC. Loving grandmother of Nathanial Augustus Taylor, Peter Lane Taylor, Chloe Brooks Seymore, Elizabeth Ellis Taylor, Chauncey Brooks Regan, and Winston Deering Regan, & loving great-grandmother of Whitney Deering Taylor. Funeral service on Wednesday, July 7 at 2PM at St. Jame ...


Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66

2018-05-09T22:05:35+0000

He started playing the piano when he was 2. As a teenager, he toured with the Ellington band and helped celebrate Ellington’s birthday at the White House.



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John M. Perkins Dies at 95; Evangelical Minister Espoused Social Justice

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:32:04 +0000

Inspired by the Gospel, he helped create a national network of community-development ministries “styled on the life of Jesus, who had the greatest concern for the weakest of people.”

Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:16:51 +0000

In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best way to redeem democratic society.

Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:30:46 +0000

After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.

John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:46:42 +0000

In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.

Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman Newscaster, Dies at 82

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:37:33 +0000

A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Mr. Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news.

Roscoe Robinson, Gospel Star Who Minted 1960s R&B Hits, Dies at 97

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Although he wasn’t blind, he sang in three different gospel groups known as the Blind Boys before making a splash on the R&B and pop charts.



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