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Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93

On “Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?”

This article was originally published by NY Times Books and is republished here under license.

On “Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?”

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