Like many Brooklynites, I knew the late Frank Mickens mostly by his reputation and good works. He turned Boys & Girls High into a place that, more than any public school I have known, genuinely welcomed the outside world. Countless panel discussions, political town hall meetings, community celebrations and other gatherings were held there, notably […]readmore
The only thing known for sure is this: A man was on the stoop of 370 Lafayette Avenue Saturday evening where the Walker family lived. Because the Walker home is a few doors from a suspected drug house, Mr. Shem Walker was accustomed to shooing away loiterers from his property. The drug-involved, or street people […]readmore
One can only wonder how Frank Mickens, former principal of Boys & Girls High School, accomplished so much and touched so many in so short a time on earth. Many answers rest with “Mick” who passed on Thursday, July 9, here in Brooklyn. Just as many are alive in the memories and the work of […]readmore