Teaneck's First Black Mayor Dies - Bernard Brooks ; Bernard Brooks, 'a True Legend,' Was 72
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 01, 2007
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Bernard Brooks, a charismatic businessman and civic leader who was Teaneck's first black mayor, died Saturday at his home in Spartanburg, S.C.
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Teaneck's First Black Mayor Dies - Bernard Brooks ; Bernard Brooks, 'a True Legend,' Was 72
"A true legend," Paul Ostrow, a former Teaneck mayor, said of Brooks. "Bernie was one of those people I tried to emulate in the way you treat other people."
Brooks was elected mayor in 1982 and served i...See the full content of this document
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