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Trailblazing Civil Rights Journalist Simeon Booker Dies at Age 99
Simeon Booker, the trailblazing black journalist known for detailing African-American life in Ebony and Jet magazines, died Sunday at the age of 99 in an assisted-living community in Maryland. Booker had many accolades under his belt, including having been the first full-time black reporter at the Washington Post. He is also credited with bringing the…