Lynne Duke

Lynne Duke (July 29, 1956 – April 19, 2013) was a journalist and author.

Biography After graduating from Columbia University in 1985, she began her journalistic career in the Miami Herald. She highlighted important events there, as well as the Washington Post, where she began working in 1987. She immediately began work on a second book, for which she was awarded a fellowship from The Alicia Patterson Foundation.

Duke was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2009. The cancer was metastatic. After her death in 2013, the National Association of Black Journalists established the Lynne Duke International Fellowship to honor the memory and legacy of the longtime journalist and member of their community.

Awards 1987 Penney-Missouri Award for Excellence in Reporting.