NABJ Announces Newly Elected 2025–2027 Board of Directors at 50th Annual Convention in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH (August 8, 2025) — The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) proudly announced the results of its 2025–2027 Board of Directors election during its historic 50th Anniversary Convention and Career Fair in Cleveland, Ohio.

As NABJ celebrates five decades of championing Black journalists and media professionals, the newly elected leadership will continue to drive the organization’s mission forward. Together, they will lead efforts to deliver innovative, high-impact programming, expand opportunities for Black media professionals across the industry, and uphold NABJ’s unwavering commitment to advocacy, equity, and excellence in journalism.

The Newly Elected Board Members (2025–2027 Term) include:

• President: Errin Haines
• Vice President – Broadcast: Walter Smith Randolph
• Vice President – Digital: Roland Martin
• Secretary: Khorri Atkinson
• Region I Director: Melony Roy
• Region III Director: Steve Crocker
• Student Representative: A’lauren Gilchrist

Continuing Board Members, who were not up for re-election this cycle, include:

• Vice President – Print: Eva D. Coleman
• Treasurer: Jasmine Styles
• Parliamentarian: Sia Nyorkor
• Region II Director: Angela Smith
• Region IV Director: Aaron Day
• Academic Representative: Lisa Armstrong
• Media-Related Representative: Raschanda Hall

A total of 2,373 members voted in the 2025 election.

Newly elected President Errin Haines addressed the standing-room-only crowd shortly after being announced as its new leader.

“Standing here as your next president is truly one of the great honors of my life and my career. This organization has inspired me since I was a student journalist,” said Haines. “Fifty years ago, 44 Black journalists came together and took a risk for the sake of truth and the sake of representation and justice. I want to honor those 50 years of bold reporting, of advocacy, of mentoring, of opening doors and refusing to let them close behind us. But we also recognize that that work is far from finished. In fact, the attacks on Black journalism, on the truth and on our democracy, make it clear that our next 50 years must be just as courageous, just as relentless, and just as visionary as our first.”

An amendment to include the word racism in the preamble to the Constitution also passed.

For more information about NABJ leadership, membership, and programming, please visit www.nabjonline.org.

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