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Doris Funnye Innis | |
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| Born | Doris Valdena Funnye February 26, 1933 Georgetown, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | December 8, 2015 (aged 82) New York City, United States |
| Education | South Carolina State College (B.A.), New York University (M.A.), (M.A.Ed.) |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, writer, journalist, educator |
| Notable work | Profiles in Black[1] |
| Spouse | Roy Innis (div. 2003) |
| Children | Kimathi Innis |
Doris Valdena Funnye Innis (February 26, 1933 – December 8, 2015) was an American writer, editor and educator, significantly in the area of civil rights. She was the editor of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) publications Rights and Reviews and CORE Magazine in the early 1970s and again in the 1980s.
She was the sister of former CORE chairman Clarence Funnye, and the former wife of CORE National chairman Roy Innis.