This essay is an exploration of the political rise of politician Edward W. Brooke and his impact on the Republican Party and the black community throughout the 1960s. I argue that Brooke's role in ...

Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke said last night that he will propose a broad new set of restrictions on the Massachusetts public authorities to end the current "plague of graft and ...

Sen. Edward W. Brooke will always remain a hero to veterans of the battle for civil rights. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, blacks gained the right to sue in court for racial ...

The statement of the 19 faculty members and a similar petition signed by 100 divinity students have been sent to Senators Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass.) and Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) to be ...

Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) will receive the Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award for her incredible leadership in advocating for housing justice. As Chair of the Housing, Transportation, and ...

Otto Kerner, New York Mayor John Lindsay and U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts. The backdrop: Born in Walters, Okla., in 1930, Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1964 to finish the ...

Sen. Edward W. Brooke named honorary chair of NLIHC. NLIHC holds first conference and first Capitol Hill Day in D.C. for housing advocates from across the country. Barry Zigas becomes president of ...

City Life/Vida Urbana organizers met at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. for a socially-distanced rally outside in the cold. Joined by members of churches around Boston, organizers ...