"There are a lot of people who have been touched by him in one way or another."īefore Kamala Harris: USI professor's work sheds light on the first Black woman to run for vice president | Webb "He has given so selflessly to the community," said Serita Cabell, executive director of Memorial Community Development Corporation. In addition to the many local boards and organizations Brooks serves on, he is on the Advisory Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis and the Community Development Council Federal Reserve Bank of St. In that role, he served as an outspoken voice for the Black community on matters of police and community relations, often placing him at odds with the local Fraternal Order of Police. Beginning in 1999, Brooks served on the Evansville Police Merit Commission, including as its president, for 17 years. 'He has given so selflessly to the community'īuild on it he has. Protests in Evansville: Black Lives Matter rally on Evansville's Riverfront prompts conversation about change That was soon followed by a senior housing development, childcare, community health clinic, numerous housing initiatives, youth employment program, urban gardening project, tutoring and mentoring, development of a shopping plaza and Downtown market, a social justice initiative and a neighborhood revitalization strategy aimed at providing home ownership opportunities for underserved populations.
The razed vinegar works gave way to development of a Subway Sandwich shop, providing urban business investment and jobs. with an upbringing by parents active in the NAACP and community, Brooks set about working with his congregation and city leaders to develop a number of initiatives aimed at redeveloping Evansville's center city and improving people's lives. Building on the work of a previous generationĬombining his past experience as regional director of the Indiana Small Business Development Corp.
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