Monday, May 4, 2026

Morgan Dean Pays Tribute to Black Journalist

George Curry would have gotten a good laugh out of this.

Shortly after the 69-year-old crusading journalist died Saturday of a heart attack, a low-intensity debate erupted on Facebook about how to use the word “black” when referring to Curry, who is probably best known for his work as editor-in-chief of Emerge, a black news magazine that shut down in 2000.

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