NABJ Kicks Off the Road to Our 50th Anniversary
Founded on December 12, 1975, December 2024 marks NABJ’s 49th anniversary and the kickoff of our journey to the 50th celebration in 2025. We will celebrate all year and hold special events at our #NABJ25 Convention in Cleveland, along with a can’t-miss program in December 2025.
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Support our 50th Anniversary Fund here: bit.ly/SupportNABJ50.
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Watch the trailer to our 50th anniversary documentary premiering in 2025 here: New Teaser Release.
Stay tuned!
Upcoming NABJ Conventions
Looking to join us for future NABJ conventions? Our event calendar here and our historical record of convention dates here will have the most up-to-date information.
NABJ News
NABJ Remembers Chauncy Glover: A Champion for Youth, Community, and Compassionate Storytelling
Washington, DC | 1 month ago
NABJ mourns the loss of beloved news anchor Chauncy Glover, who was honored with the NABJ Angelo B. Henderson Community Service Award in 2016 for his impact beyond journalism. Known nationally as a ...
The NABJ Family Mourns the Loss of 2019 Journalist of Distinction Mel Showers
Washington, DC | 2 months ago
The NABJ family is mourning the loss of 2019 Journalist of Distinction honoree Mel Showers. In the 1960s, Showers broke down barriers that paved the way for Black journalists. He was one of the first Black anchors in the Mobile-Pensacola television market and the first Black journalist to anchor an evening newscast full-time at WKRG-TV.
NABJ Convention Survey Reveals Overwhelmingly Positive Results
Washington, DC | 2 months ago
At the Oct. 12 Fall Board of Directors meeting, NABJ Executive Director Drew Berry recapped the success of the 2024 NABJ Convention & Career Fair, held this summer in Chicago, including details from the convention survey emailed to attendees. Of 468 respondents, 93% said they would recommend attending the convention to others. Additionally, 91.2% of 477 respondents expressed satisfaction with the convention experience/programming.
NABJ Condemns Attacks on Haitian Journalists and Purposeful Spread of Disinformation
Washington, DC | 3 months ago
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) condemns recent attacks on Haitian journalists representing the Haitian Times, a 25-year-old online publication. After disinformation quickly began to spread about Haitian immigrants “eating pets” of fellow Springfield, Ohio residents, the staff at the Haitian Times worked tirelessly to disprove such falsehoods, which various news outlets and officials have also done. Now, they face harassment and threats as a result of their efforts to uphold the journalistic principles of truth and accuracy.
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