Statement by FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps on the Passing of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks
April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Michael J. Copps:
With the passing of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, the Federal Communications Commission and the country at large have lost a true trailblazer. Dr. Hooks - a lawyer, a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient - served as the FCC's first African-American Commissioner from 1972 to 1977. Through his leadership, his c . . .
With the passing of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, the Federal Communications Commission and the country at large have lost a true trailblazer. Dr. Hooks - a lawyer, a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient - served as the FCC's first African-American Commissioner from 1972 to 1977. Through his leadership, his c . . .