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Columnist and Publisher George Curry Has Died

American Program Bureau

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sister of prominent African-American journalist and publisher George Curry says her brother has died. He was 69.

Charlotte Purvis says Curry died suddenly Saturday at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland, after he was taken to the emergency room. Curry lived in Laurel, Maryland.

Curry's syndicated column appeared in more than 200 African-American newspapers. He served as editor-in-chief of both Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a news service for black newspapers.

He was also a frequent commentator on Black Entertainment Television and on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show.

Within the past year, he had been raising money to relaunch Emerge as a digital magazine.

Earlier in his career, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.