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Former British PM Heckled In Maine College Speech
boston.com 1 week, 3 days agoA handful of protesters briefly interrupted a speech calling for world unity delivered by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Colby College's graduation ceremony Sunday.
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H.H. Brookins Dies At 86; Pastor Was Influential Black Leader
latimes.com 6 days, 19 hours agoThe mentor to Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others was the bishop and pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles.The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and many others, has died. He was 86.








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