George Curry

Veteran journalist George Curry speaks during Black Press Week at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 2014. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)More than most people, journalist George Curry understood the need for a Black press.
Curry, who died earlier this week at the age of 69, was mourned by African American journalists in particular. He was a fierce advocate of making sure African American stories were told. In a time when journalists seemingly supplicate themselves and the story so as not