Fireside Chat w/ Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney March 16, 2017 Hosted at CBS 2 Chicago, WBBM-TV & Moderated by Derrick Blakley, CBS 2 Chicago - Political Reporter...
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(Chicago, IL - Chicago Defender Charities, Inc.) Robert Abbott Sengstacke, affectionately called “Bobby,” an award-winning photojournalist and one of America's foremost photographic artists passed away on March 7, 2017 after a long illness. Sengstacke captured the famous and the infamous, saints, sinners, kings and common men...
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NABJ Chicago congratulates member Renita D. Young, who was chosen as a 2016/2017 Reuters/NABJ Fellow. Most recently, Renita was a web producer for WBBM’s combined television and radio website, CBSChicago.com. Prior to that position, she served as a staff reporter for NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune’s Baton...
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Chicago said goodbye on Saturday, October 29, to the beloved DJ Herb Kent, whose mellow voice delighted radio audiences for more than 70 years. Final services were held at House of Hope, 752 E. 114th St. in Chicago. Herb died suddenly last Saturday evening. He'd broadcast his what was...
Read MoreNABJ Chicago proudly applauds Chicagoans Dorothy Leavell, Crusader Newspaper Group publisher and Pulitzer Prize-winning former Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist and photojournalism educator John H. White, who were inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists' Hall of Fame on August 5. The pair joined nine other...
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by Maudelyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times The Rev. Jesse Jackson describes legendary commentator, author and black press champion George Curry, as “talented, tough, tenacious.” Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton adds to that: “a tireless crusader for justice, and a true agent of change.” And Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield calls...
Read MoreRep. Guzzardi’s bill to protect high school journalists from censorship now faces Senate consideration SPRINGFIELD (April 19, 2016)--A civil liberties bill introduced by State Representative Will Guzzardi (D-39) passed unanimously out of the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday and will now face a vote in...
Read MorePoynter and National Association of Black Journalists Partner to Develop New Digital Leadership Program ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 29, 2016) - The Poynter Institute and the National Association of Black Journalists will partner to create a transformational leadership program for journalists of color working in digital...
Read MoreWednesday, February 10, 2016 Viewing: Evening hours Leak and Sons Funeral Home 7838 S. Cottage Grove Avenue Chicago Thursday, February 11, 2016 Visitation and Pre-Past: 10:00 a.m. Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Trinity United Church of Christ 400 West 95th Street Chicago Interment immediately follows: Burr Oak Cemetery Repast: 3:00 o’clock p.m. to 6 o’clock p.m. Parkway Ballroom 4455 S. King Drive Chicago...
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