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

Continue ReadingMentor Chicago Seeks Black Journalists to Pair with High School Students

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

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

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

Continue ReadingChicago Journalists Come Together for All-Chicago Media Party

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.

Continue ReadingNABJ-Chicago Statement on Capital Gazette Shooting

CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2018) – By: Maudlyne Ihejirika, NABJCC President Dr. Helene D. Gayle​ leans back, thinks for a moment, brows furrowed. The question from her audience: Where will the

Continue ReadingChicago Community Trust​ President to NABJCC: #Chicago Must Address ‘Inexcusable Inequities’

By Phil Thompson NABJ Chicago Vice President-Print Most would agree on the need. There’s a need for more stories about black, Latino and other minorities in Chicago, but many times

Continue ReadingPanel on Covering Minority Communities: ‘Where There’s Representation, There’s Not Always Power’