Obituaries
Boyd, Valerie
Feb 17, 2022
Valerie Boyd, a beloved editor and journalism professor and the Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer in Residence at the University of Georgia, died Saturday following a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 58.
She is a former arts editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and author of a definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, "Wrapped in Rainbows."
Read more about Valerie Boyd at ajc.com
Also in the AJC: An appreciation of Valerie Boyd by Tina McElroy Ansa.
(Photo by Jason Thrasher)
