NABJ-Chicago celebrated Black History Month with an inspiring and energizing fireside chat with the iconic Timuel Black Jr. Black, an elder statesman and griot of Chicago’s black community, turned 100 on Dec. 7, 2018. On Monday, he took 30 attendees through a century of civil rights struggle...
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NABJ Announces Three Key Appointments to National Office Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 28, 2019) - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced today three new additions to its national office staff. Angela Robinson will serve as NABJ's director of operations, Kanya Stewart joins the staff as director of communications...
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Region III Conference Code Switching: Reporting The Virtual Truth More and more people are relying on digital reporting for news. Often the meta message within stories we produce create unintended biases about the people color. The disadvantaged are usually most misrepresented. We explore how the analytics shape...
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It's only six weeks until the Feb. 26 mayoral election in Chicago. With Mayor Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election, Chicago is seeing the most crowded field of mayoral candidates seen in decades. To help our fellow Chicagoans cut through the chatter and glean where the most prominent candidates...
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By Lindsey A. Wright Rudd Resources LLC On Dec. 18, representatives from three community activist organization representatives met with NABJ Chicago Vice President of Print Phil Thompson to talk about ways to bring more press to black-owned movements, businesses and nonprofits. Rudd Resources, a black-owned communications firm,...
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(Chicago, IL) — NABJ-Chicago extends sincerest thanks to our members and supporters who donated toys for needy children again this year at the 2018 #RedHotHolidayParty: A Scholarship Fundraiser and Toy Drive. The toys were collected at the Dec. 11 event held at Per.so.na Ultra Lounge, which...
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NABJ-Chicago’s Road Show stopped by Daniel Webster School in North Lawndale on Friday, Dec. 14, to talk about media and careers with middle school students enrolled in Westside Media Project’s hands-on digital media production program. Vice President of Broadcast Art Norman went around the classroom engaging with each student about...
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Chicago Sun-Times Interim CEO Nykia Wright is named among Crain's Chicago Business' 2018 movers and shakers list of 40 Under 40, whom the business journal says are "reinventing what it means to do business in this city, what it means to learn, build, be healthy, and participate in civic life." Crain's...
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We've secured a limited number of passes to see "SECOND ACT" Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsVo5necW6Q NABJ-Chicago Night will be Wednesday, NOVEMBER 7, 2018. Screening will be at the AMC River East, 322 E Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611 at 7:00PM. To be eligible, your dues must be current. To renew your...
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We've secured a limited number of passes to see "OVERLORD" Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USPd0vX2sdc&t=57s NABJ-Chicago Night will be Wednesday, NOVEMBER 7. Screening will be at the AMC Cicero 14, 4779 Cermak, Cicero, IL at 7:30PM. To be eligible, your dues must be current. To renew your membership, visit http://nabjchicago.org/join/ Please email...
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