George Curry

Please visit Roland Martin Facebook page to view both services that were held for the now late Mr. George Edward Curry. Funeral Arrangements for Mr. George Edward Curry, age 69, of Laurel, Maryland, and formerly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama died on August 20, 2016, in Maryland. Public Viewing: Friday, August 26, 2016 At 12 Noon until 7:00 pm At Elizabeth Baptist Church, 2650- Elizabeth Street Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 with Rev. Jesse Jackson tribute form 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. FUNERAL SERVICES: Saturday, August 27, 2016 At 11:00 am At Weeping Mary Baptist Church. Rev. Ricky J. McKinney, Pastor. Dr.Charles Steele, Presiding. Rev. Alfred Charles 'Al' Sharpton, Jr.., American civil rights activist, Baptist minister.Eulogist. Mr. Curry, remains will lie in reposed at Weeping Mary Baptist Church on Saturday, beginning at 8:30am until 11:00 am funeral time. Sacred Place of Resting: Cedar Oak Memorial Park 1401 Mimosa Park Rd Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405. Van Hoose and Steele Funeral Home announce the death of Legendary George Edward Curry, 69, formerly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died in Maryland Saturday, August 20,2016. Mr. Curry, born February 23, 1947 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of 1965 Druid High School. Also, a graduate of: Harvard University, Yale University, and Knoxville College. Funeral Services and Burial Services are pending. George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service. The former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, Curry also writes a weekly syndicated column for NNPA, a federation of more than 200 African American newspapers. Curry, who served as editor-in-chief of the NNPA News Service from 2001 until 2007, returned to lead the news service for a second time on April 2, 2012. His work at the NNPA has ranged from being inside the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases to traveling to Doha, Qatar, to report on America's war with Iraq. As editor-in-chief of Emerge, Curry led the magazine to win more than 40 national journalism awards. He is most proud of his four-year campaign to win the release of Kemba Smith, a 22-year-old woman who was given a mandatory sentence of 24 1/2 years in prison for her minor role in a drug ring. In May 1996, Emerge published a cover story titled 'Kemba's Nightmare.' President Clinton pardoned Smith in December 2000, marking the end of her nightmare. Curry is the author of Jake Gaither: America's Most Famous Black Coach and editor of The Affirmative Action Debate and The Best of Emerge Magazine. He was editor of the National Urban League's 2006 State of Black America report. His work in journalism has taken him to Egypt, England, France, Italy, China, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Brazil, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, Mexico, Canada, and Austria. In August 2012, he was part of the official US delegation and a presenter at the US-Brazil seminar on educational equity in Brasilia, Brazil. George Curry is a member of the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. His speeches have been televised on C-SPAN and reprinted in Vital Speeches of the Day magazine. In his presentations, he addresses such topics as diversity, current events, education, and the media. George Edward Curry, A Veteran Journalist and Champion of the Black Press. George will be missed by so many lives that he touched. We say 'To God Be the Glory for the things he has done'. Professional Funeral Services Entrusted to and Provided by Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Services 2615 Stillman Blvd Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 Flower Delivery Hours: Friday - Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home 2615-Stillman Blvd Tuscaloosa, AL. 35401 8:30 am until 5:00 pm Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401- 12 noon until 6pm.