Edward Brooke

Edward Brooke

Edward Brooke is an American politician and was the first African American to be elected to the United States Senate. He was elected as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966. He would remain the only African American to be sent to the...

Edward Brooke is an American politician and was the first African American to be elected to the United States Senate. He was elected as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966. He would remain the only African American to be sent to the senate until Democrat Carol Moseley Braun in 1993. He has recently been in the news for having an affair with Barbara Walters in the 1970s.

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Written by HickTownPress on
Edward Brooke I’ve never been a fan or admirer of Barbara Walters. And although I’m also not a fan of Star Jones, I don’t like how Barbara threw Star under the bus. In short, I don’t care for Barbara at all and have always been suspicious of why that gal cannot keep a man. She goes from man to man to man, constantly getting divorced. In addition to her serial divorces, this chick also has no respect for marriage in general. Look at how she gushes about her affair with the married former U.S. Senator and Uncle Tom, Edward Brooke: After three decades of ... Read Full Story
Written by cfarnham on
Barbara Walters had an affair with a married Senator in the 70s. Barbara spilled her guts to Oprah in an episode called "once you go black..." that airs this Tuesday about her relationship with Senator Edward Brooke , the first black person to be elected to the Senate by popular vote. The affair ended in 1978. Edward Brooke later divorced his wife, but never remarried. The AP tried to contact him for comment, but their calls were not returned. more HERE With Gary Coleman on Divorce Court this week, she may have an open shot at another famous politician shortly... Read Full Story
Written by jamaicad on
Barbara Walters h as cited a a long affair in the 1970s with then-married U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, the first black senator since Reconstruction. She called him “exciting” and “brilliant,” and while she wasn’t in love, she says, “I was certainly infatuated.” I feel it is self promotion for her book. Why would you even put it your book. I know the rage is these "tell all" books, but what about the damage to this man's family after all these years. Brooke was the first African-American to be popularly elected to the Senate. Both he and Walters knew that public knowledge of ... Read Full Story
Written by aftercancer2 on
Mr. Brooke, a Massachusetts Republican who in 1966 became the first African-American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. He underwent a modified radical double mastectomy and removal of lymph nodes. He is now retired and living on a horse and cattle farm. Barbara Walters has recently talked to Oprah Winfrey about a several year long affair with Mr. Brooke. Read Full Story
Written by blukor01 on
Meet Senator Edward Brooke, retired Republican Senator from Massachusetts. Barbara Walters has just revealed on the Oprah Winfrey Show that she had a long running affair with Senator Brooke in the 1970s. Get to know who he is. We have his biography as well as photos and a video of him below. Edward Brooke Barbara Walters taped an interview for the Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed that she had a long term affair with Senator Edward Brooke, Republican of Massachusetts in the 1970s. She recalled the affair with great affection saying that she remembers Senator Brooke as ‘brilliant’ and ‘exciting’. Walters appearance on Oprah ... Read Full Story
By Cleo Brown:At a time when African-Americans were deserting The Republican Party in favor of The Democrats, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts remained with The Republican Party becoming the first Black Attorney General of his state from 1962 to 1966. In 1966, he became the first African-American elected to the Senate since the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of the era of Jim Crow. He was also the first African-American elected to this...  
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