On “Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?” ...

Tony Brown was a pivotal civil rights advocate whose four-decade career in media and education influenced generations.

Tony Brown transformed American television and journalism through decades of fearless reporting, education and advocacy that reshaped Black media. Tony Brown spent decades demanding that America ...

Hampton University is mourning Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, who ...

"Tony Brown’s Journal," which ran on PBS for nearly four decades, provided a national platform for frank discussions on race, ...

Tony Brown, who interviewed more than 1,000 Black newsmakers on the public affairs program “Tony Brown’s Journal”on PBS for nearly 40 years died June 17 at age 93. For nearly four decades, millions of ...

Tony Brown, founding dean of Howard University's School of Communications, shaped Black journalism and influenced generations of journalists.

Tony Brown, the legendary pioneering journalist, educator, and advocate whose work shaped generations of Black storytelling and public affairs, has died at 93. Brown passed away June 17, 2026, at his ...