In a Monday, March 2, 2020 photo, Rev. Robert Brooks III, gives a eulogy during the funeral service for Albert Beverly at People's Union Baptist Church in King George, Va. Beverly was the first African-American police officer in the Alexandria Police Department.(Mike Morones/The Free Lance-Star via AP)
March 8, 2020
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March 8, 2020 9 a.m.
'Our Jackie Robinson': Virginia city remembers police chief
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — They called him a trailblazer, an officer who treated others with respect — even when he got little in return — and the man who paved the way for other people of color at the Alexandria City Police Department.