04/21/2021

NABJ Announces 2021 Convention and Awards Chairs

  New and Returning Chairs Will Join Us for #NABJ21, #NABJAwards With the theme of “Navigating a Digital World – United by Mission, Driven by Purpose,” […]
02/10/2021

#NABJ21 Convention Session Proposals Due (Members)

The Call for #NABJ21 Convention Session Proposals from Members is now open until Friday, February 26, 2021. The convention is scheduled for August 18-21, 2021. The deadline for submissions […]
01/14/2021

NABJ Announces 2021 Virtual Convention Dates

Dear Members and Partners, The National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) Board of Directors has decided to host a virtual convention and career fair on August […]
08/08/2020

Black and Hispanic Journalists Examine the Criminal Justice System & COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MEDIA CONTACT: MIKE WOOLFOLK, PRESS@NABJ.ORG Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the criminal justice reform movement was making progress, advancing policies to reduce incarceration […]
08/07/2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden Addresses Pressing Issues with Black and Hispanic Journalists at Virtual Convention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MEDIA CONTACT: MIKE WOOLFOLK, PRESS@NABJ.ORG Eager to address issues confronting the African American and Hispanic American communities in the United States,  presidential […]
08/06/2020

VIDEO RELEASE: Chance the Rapper Raps with NABJ President Dorothy Tucker About George Floyd, Racial Injustice and COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MEDIA CONTACT: MIKE WOOLFOLK, PRESS@NABJ.ORG Rapper and activist Chance the Rapper said George Floyd’s murder left him feeling “a little bit powerless” […]
04/24/2020

#NABJNAHJ20 Will Be A Virtual Convention in August 2020

Breaking news! We can now announce that the NABJ-NAHJ 2020 Convention & Career Fair will not be held in- person. We will have a virtual convention, an option that we have been exploring for weeks.
04/15/2020

The Status of the NABJ-NAHJ Convention

Dear NABJ Members, We hope that you, your family and colleagues stay safe as we all navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. We know you have questions so below are some answers concerning the joint NABJ- NAHJ Convention scheduled for July 8-12, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Are NABJ and NAHJ still planning for a convention? YES, but what form it takes is yet to be determined. The health and well-being of our members and partners is of utmost importance to NABJ and NAHJ.That is why we are revealing alternatives below that are under consideration.
04/13/2020

NABJ Announces ESPN’s Michael Wilbon as Honorary 2020 Convention Chair

WASHINGTON (April 13, 2020) – National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) President Dorothy Tucker has announced that Michael Wilbon, one of the nation’s most respected sports journalists, will serve as the NABJ honorary chair for the 2020 joint convention with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).