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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The National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter recently gave its members and guests a glimpse into how black journalists and communications experts transition into life as press secretaries for the chief executive officer of the nation's third largest city. NABJ-Chicago's September meeting, held at CBS2 Chicago,...
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The National Association of Black Journalists is deeply saddened today. We have lost another giant. Warner Saunders built an enviable career from a foundation of grit, determination and love for his community, and over several decades ingratiated himself into the hearts and respect of the viewership whose living...
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Washington, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2018) -- A life-sized bronze statue of Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African-American woman to receive credentials to cover the White House and Congress, will be unveiled at the Newseum on Friday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. "Alice Dunnigan, the pioneer and trailblazer,...
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Ken Smikle, publisher of Target Market News for 30 years, was an NABJ giant. He believed in the untapped power and potential within the black community, and in our responsibility as black journalists to mine it, promote and propel it. Ken dedicated his entire career to...
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NABJ members Kathy Chaney, former NABJ-Chicago president and assistant audience engagement editor at the Chicago Sun-Times, and Dahleen Glanton, columnist at the Chicago Tribune, are among the 2018 winners of the Studs Terkel Award. Presented annually, the Studs Terkel Awards honor journalists whose work follows the values...
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By Phil Thompson NABJ-Chicago VP of Print The challenges black teens face on the West and South sides are documented almost daily in newscasts and articles, and iMentor Chicago addresses their needs on a ground level. iMentor, which was created in 1999, pairs college-educated professionals with students from...
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