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Funeral Services Held For Memphis Journalist & Activist Bernal Smith II

Members of the community said goodbye Friday to Memphis journalist and activist Bernal Smith. People from across the country attended his service at Mt. Vernon ...
Funeral Services Held For Memphis Journalist & Activist Bern

Members of the community said goodbye Friday to Memphis journalist and activist Bernal Smith. People from across the country attended his service at Mt. Vernon Baptist Westwood.

More than a dozen tributes were presented from city and state lawmakers, his fraternity – Alpha Phi Alpha, and 100 Black Men of America, an organization he used to lead.

Smith is credited with turning around the New Tri-State Defender when he bought the historic paper in 2013. His accomplishments were recognized by the National Newspapers Publishers Association.

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