The family of Tony Brown, the trailblazing black journalist died last week at 93. His "Tony Brown's Journal" was the longest running series in the history of PBS. He was the founding dean of Howard's communication school and later inaugural dean Hampton's journalism school.
In the tradition of the black press, he rejected the activist/journalist distinction. Just one example: In 1963, he helped coordinate a 500,000 person march in Detroit where it is believed Martin Luther King first gave a version of the I Have A Dream speech.
23-Year-Old Daniel Cressy has made history as the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through groundbreaking gene therapy. 🎉🩸🧬A major medical milestone that offers new hope for countless people living with the condition. 🙌🏾