Lost amid all of the hub-bub of the tea dances that were going on today: Benjamin Hooks, the long-time head of the NAACP, died today.
He was a true hero of the dispossessed and fought for equality for the Black community in the ever rising tide of Reaganism that was sweeping the country. He will be missed. I think it is safe to say that Martin and Bobby, with smiling faces, were waiting at the Gates with St. Peter to usher Mr. Hooks into Heaven. May his wife and daughter be comforted in their time of loss, as his passing is a loss to all of us who fight for fairness every day.