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Tony Brown, the TV journalist, educator and civil rights advocate, has passed away. He was perhaps best known as the host and executive producer of Tony Brown’s Journal, recognized as a landmark, long-running PBS public affairs program. Brown was also an author, speaker, and media entrepreneur. His family said he died peacefully at his home in Newport News, Virginia. Tony Brown was 93 years old.

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