08/08/2025

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 […]
08/05/2025

NABJ Selects Elise Durham as its Next Executive Director

College Park, Maryland, August 5, 2025 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Elise Durham as its next executive director. Durham comes to NABJ with more than […]
05/20/2025

NABJ Executive Director Drew Berry is Retiring

Dear NABJ Members: I am officially doing what I’ve contemplated for the past few years. I am shifting all of my time to engage with my […]
04/01/2025

Immediate Past NABJ President Dorothy Tucker Celebrates 40 Years at CBS News Chicago

Dorothy Tucker in Brazil discusses investigative journalism in television and Black women in journalism. Photo courtesy: BNV. Dorothy Tucker, an award-winning investigative reporter for CBS News […]
01/23/2025

NABJ Congratulates Maurice DuBois on Elevation to ‘CBS Evening News’ Co-Anchor

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates Maurice DuBois on his elevation to co-anchor at “CBS Evening News” after celebrating 27 years on air in […]
12/19/2024

2024 Ethel Payne Fellowship Winner Publishes Powerful Series About Black Americans “Coming Home” to Ghana

Jenice Armstrong, the 2024 recipient of the NABJ Ethel Payne Fellowship, has completed her groundbreaking series focused on “Coming Home to Ghana,” published in The Philadelphia […]
09/30/2024

NABJ’s Kathy Chaney Makes History as First Black and Female Executive Editor at The Times of Northwest Indiana

Former NABJ Vice President-Print Kathy Chaney has been named executive editor of The Times of Northwest Indiana, effective Oct. 1. Her appointment marks a historic milestone […]
12/21/2023

NABJ Congratulates Former President Vanessa Williams on Retirement From The Washington Post After 27 Impactful Years

NABJ congratulates former NABJ President Vanessa Williams (1997–1999) on her retirement from The Washington Post after 27 impactful years. Her retirement is effective Dec. 31. In […]
11/07/2023

NABJ Celebrates Co-Founder Sam Ford’s 50 Years of Impact in Journalism

NABJ congratulates Co-Founder Sam Ford on 50 years of impact in journalism. Ford, who will celebrate his retirement in December, is the DC Bureau Chief for […]