Dear NABJ Family: Over the last few days, there have been concerns expressed about why specific locations were not selected to host our conventions for 2023-2026. I have read comments that certain cities should have been selected because of the historical significance of a chapter or because of...
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[gallery type="slideshow" ids="11201,11202,11203,11207,11208,11209,11210,11211,11212,11213,11214,11215"] Story by Aisha I. Jefferson It was a historic event. An education, really. Four of Chicago’s most-esteemed photographers — Bob Black, Ovie Carter, John White and Howard Simmons — gathered for a once-in-a-lifetime event during the National Association of Black Journalists Chicago Chapter’s Oct. 23...
Read MoreBy Robert Feder Robservations on the media beat: Just days before ending his 25-year run as host of “Worldview” on Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM, Jerome McDonnell has been named recipient of a 2019 Studs Terkel Community Media Award. His Monday-through-Friday noon talk show on international affairs...
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On Aug. 9, 2019, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) elected Dorothy Tucker, an investigative reporter for CBS 2 Chicago, as the 22nd President of the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation. The election of Tucker, former NABJ VP of Broadcast and longtime Board...
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By Amanda DeVoe [gallery columns="1" type="slideshow" size="full" ids="11132,11122,11123,11124,11125,11126,11127,11128,11129,11130,11131"] This Saturday, dozens gathered at the DuSable Museum of African American History to learn more about memorializing family heirlooms. The event, titled “Digitizing Black Narratives,” was organized by the National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the NABJ...
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By Monique Wingard This past weekend marked the beginning of a new national effort to preserve the narrative and legacy of African Americans when the famed National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosted its first two events in ChiTown as part of the...
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By Cheryl Corley | NPR Wearing overalls and a John Deere baseball cap, 79-year-old Norman Greer stands on the front porch of his home, looking out at his property. There's a grain bin, some tractors, a barn, and rows of corn and soy beans. "Where I live,...
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Dear NABJ Members, We are disappointed and disturbed about the recent and frequent inappropriate actions and growing use of photos, artwork, language and videos that are culturally offensive and insensitive in today’s media landscape.Many believe the current racial climate may be one driver of what appears...
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By Monique Wingard | Chicago Defender It’s a familiar phrase heard round the working professional world, “Did you get the memo?” or the dreaded, “You must have missed the memo.” No matter your familiarity with the word, speaker, professor, and now, author, Minda Harts has a...
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"NABJ has already reached out to Hearst, the owners of KOCO-TV in Oklahoma, City, and we are preparing to take steps that will not only help the television station but the industry as a whole reduce the likelihood of such egregious incidents. Upon reviewing the...
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