Atlanta photojournalist and former WABE news reporter Boyd Lewis passed away on March 22 at age 77.
Early in his career, Lewis worked at two Black-owned newspapers, The Atlanta Voice and The Atlanta Inquirer, photographing politicians, Civil Rights leaders and other important figures. He also wrote about various aspects of Black communities in Atlanta. Civil Rights leader John Calhoun nicknamed him “the white boy with the Black press.”
Later, Boyd Lewis became the first news editor for Creative Loafing, where he covered the evolving political landscape of Atlanta in the early-to-mid 1970s.
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