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Biden’s Words Spark Controversy
Former Vice President Joe Biden was pressed by a group of five reporters in a headline-making conversation during the joint virtual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists on Thursday. […]
Pandemic, Other Challenges Greet Tucker in NABJ Presidency
By Tyrik Wynn Dorothy Tucker’s first year as president of the National Association of Black Journalists has been full of challenges. After taking the helm of a financially healthy organization, Tucker faced the prospect of […]
Historical Virtual Convention, Paves Road for the Future
“This is a historical moment for NABJ,” President Dorothy Tucker said the day before the conference opened. “It is our first virtual convention. It is uncharted waters. It has been both exciting and exhilarating and stressful and frightful all at the same time. I think it’s going to be great. I know it’s going to be great.” […]
High School Hoops Star Looks To Create A Movement
The future of college basketball may include Historical Black Colleges and Universities in a highly visible way. Hoping to uplift the larger Black community, some top high school athletes are taking a harder look at predominantly Black schools to develop their sports careers. […]
NABJ Projects a 30 Percent Surplus from Virtual Convention
NABJ board members have implemented new financial strategies and gained a plethora of new sponsors, partners and donors. […]
Sports Leagues Punt to Cope with Pandemic
By Christian Crittenden Twenty minutes before tip-off on March 11 between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder, league officials stormed the court to stop the game. Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for […]
Sports Leagues Show Support for Social Justice
During the 2016 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality against African-Americans and racial injustice in America. […]
Dolphins, Falcons go down to the wire in preseason game
A botched interception may have cost the Atlanta Falcons a win against the Miami Dolphins Thursday in a preseason game that competed with sessions at NABJ. […]
30 Years of NABJ Student Projects
In 1989 member Sheila Brooks and then-student representative Roland Martin convinced the national board to approve the first student project at the 1990 Los Angeles convention. […]