Brattleboro’s Alfred Hughes Jr. is profiled on the front page of the Sunday, June 4, Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus:
Model teacher: In cowboy hat or heels, Alfred Hughes wears his heart on his sleeve
By KEVIN O’CONNOR
Staff Writer
Brattleboro’s alphabet set, sitting curbside at the town’s annual Strolling of the Heifers parade, jumped and squealed as almost 100 clomping cows gave way to one colorful character.
Arthur the Aardvark?
Barney the purple dinosaur?
Clifford the Big Red Dog?
Try local child-care provider Alfred Hughes Jr., a black man — make that “dark chocolate,” he says of his skin tone — in an anything-but-vanilla gown and heels. …
You can read the rest at www.rutlandherald.com (scroll down to the Special Features box toward the bottom right and click on the “Uncommon Folk” profile series) or just look up “Alfred Hughes” with Google’s “Search News” button.