R.I.P., Simeon Booker

Sad to hear about the death of Simeon Booker, one of the best to ever do it. As the correspondent for Jet, he was crucial in telling the story of Emmett Till, and the civil rights movement from its infancy. https://t.co/mZILb4fKhD

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) December 11, 2017

Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and first full-time black reporter at The Washington Post, dies at age of 99. https://t.co/NkiK1cPS0o

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2017

Good article by Serwer from August 2013: Witness to history: Simeon Booker remembers fight for 'ideal America'. Booker's civil rights reporting memoir had been published earlier that year; Serwer's article includes an interview of Booker and his wife/co-author, Carol McCabe Booker.

His work brought national attention to the murder of Emmett Till, which became one of the flashpoints for the civil rights movement. Mr. Booker’s article in JET Magazine included an open-casket picture of the boy that shocked the nation. Rest in power, sir. And thank you. https://t.co/TfbPT4wCAu

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) December 11, 2017