Honoring Booker


February 26, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, and U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce of Mentor, R-14th, on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Youngstown-native Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in journalism and commitment to civil rights. In 1955, he helped advance the Civil Rights Movement with his coverage of the Emmett Till murder and trial. Booker died in 2017.

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