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01 11. 2018

Join Your NABJ-Chicago Chapter For Screening of “OVERLORD”

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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...

19 10. 2018

NABJ Chicago Goes Behind the Scenes with Mayoral Spokespersons

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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,...

10 10. 2018

Retired NBC5 Anchor, Past NABJCC President Warner Saunders Dies at 83

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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...

13 09. 2018

NABJCC Statement on Passing of Longtime Member Ken Smikle

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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...

07 09. 2018

NABJ Members Awarded 2018 Studs Terkel Award

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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...

01 09. 2018

Mentor Chicago Seeks Black Journalists to Pair with High School Students

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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...

01 08. 2018

NABJ-CC Named Professional Chapter of the Year

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NABJ-Chicago is the NABJ Professional Chapter of the Year, the national organization announced during the 43rd NABJ Convention and Career Fair in Detroit. The award is presented to a professional affiliate chapter for its accomplishments during the eligibility period. Among the criteria are the number of...

30 07. 2018

NABJ-Chicago Members Call for Minority Journalists to Form Alliance Against Racism and Microaggression

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By Phil Thompson NABJ-Chicago VP of Print Groups like NABJ and NAHJ advocate for their black and Latino members, but there are common challenges and setbacks many journalists of color face on the job every day. Exploitation. Marginalization. Microaggression. That's to name a few. Independent journalist Adeshina Emmanuel experienced this firsthand...

09 07. 2018

Chicago Journalists Come Together for All-Chicago Media Party

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NABJ-Chicago is joining 10 other Chicago journalism organizations for an All-Chicago Media Mixer. 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12 Per.so.na Nightclub, 408 S. Wells St., Chicago We'll be partying with the Chicago chapters of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Asian American Journalists Association, Association of Women Journalists,...

29 06. 2018

NABJ-Chicago Statement on Capital Gazette Shooting

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The National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter mourns with journalists across the nation, and indeed, internationally, after the mass shooting attack carried out upon the Capital Gazette newspaper of Annapolis, Maryland. Our prayers are with family, friends and colleagues of the five journalists slain: Gerald Fischman, 61,...