Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Longtime Ebony and Jet magazines editor Lerone Bennett Jr, known for works such as 'Before the Mayflower' and 'Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream' .
Has died, (Feb 14, 2018), he was 89.
"“Lerone worked side by side with my father in establishing EBONY’s voice,” EBONY CEO Linda Johnson Rice said Wednesday. “He was the guiding light for the editorial vision of EBONY. Lerone was not just essential in the formation of EBONY’s historic trajectory, he was a pillar in the Black community. His legacy will continue to serve his successors in academia and beyond.”
During a 2010 interview with the Visionary Project, Bennett incidentally prophesied the future of journalism: “I’ve always believed that you write history one day and you write entertainment the next.”
Source: Ebony
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Longtime Ebony and Jet magazines editor Lerone Bennett Jr, known for works such as 'Before the Mayflower' and 'Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream' .
Has died, (Feb 14, 2018), he was 89.
Source:http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bennett-lerone-1928