The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) today announced the selection of the program chairs and committee members for the upcoming joint 2022 Convention & Career Fair. The #NABJNAHJ22 Convention is scheduled to be held August 3-7,...
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NABJ CHICAGO is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Professor Timuel Black. Though Professor Black spent the bulk of his professional career as an educator and social worker, the impact of his life and work reverberates beyond the four walls of any classroom. Professor...
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NABJ Chicago sends prayers and condolences to the family of Terry Dean, an impactful community journalist and former editor of Austin Weekly. We have lost a brave soldier on the battlefield and one who was a voice for the underrepresented. ...
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Seeing a white man commit an unprovoked attack against a Black journalist is bothersome given the historical context. NABJ-Chicago is troubled to see any journalist attacked while doing their job, especially one of our members. Shaquille Brewster, an NBC correspondent and NABJ-CC member recognized throughout the...
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Summer of '54 is an IPA born of a random conversation between collaborators Jay Westbrook & Shakeia Taylor. The name pays tribute to the first summer both Chicago baseball teams had a Black player. Minnie Minoso joined the White Sox in 1952, while Ernie Banks joined...
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IMPORTANT: If you received the email "[REMINDER] Your Invitation to Vote ...
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Registration for the annual NABJ Convention & Career Fair is now open! This virtual event, happening August 18-21, 2021, promises to be even more exciting than last year’s historic gathering that saw 3,713 attendees. The convention will offer: 60+ media companies and exhibitors at our career fair (Yes,...
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New Chicago-Area Maps Show Historic Disinvestments Behind Disparate COVID-19 Impact, Seek to Guide Future Investment CHICAGO – As Chicago works to equitably distribute vaccines amid a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted the city’s Black and Latinx neighborhoods, a collaborative of philanthropic stakeholders and researchers have unveiled the Mapping...
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[gallery type="slideshow" size="medium" ids="12165,12163,12164,12162,12161,12160,12159"] By Art Norman NABJ-Chicago Board Member Emeritus NBC5’s Jim Tilmon, the nation’s first Black TV weatherman, was a trained meteorologist and a commercial airline pilot. Jim was a captain for American Airlines, and the third black pilot hired by a major air carrier. As...
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[gallery type="slideshow" size="medium" ids="12073,12072,12074,12075"] The famed Black media publication that John H. Johnson founded in 1945 was recently purchased by former NBA star Junior Bridgeman for $14 million, after the publisher who bought it from Johnson Publishing was itself forced into bankruptcy earlier this year. https://bit.ly/2MgBNYf The athlete-turned-entrepreneur,...
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