Memorial service for Ed Amir Charles Brown Jr. to be held Sunday

A memorial service in honor of civil rights activist Ed Amir Charles Brown Jr. will be held at the Woodruff Arts Center on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 3-5 p.m. A reception will he held from 5:30-7 p.m. Brown was a community developer who also became an art aficionado. Congressman John Lewis, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta City Councilman C.T. Martin and others are scheduled to attend.

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