The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of African-American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C., by 44 journalists, the NABJ's stated purpose is to provide quality programs and services to and advocate on behalf of black journalists. The organization has worked for diversity and to increase the number of minorities in newsrooms across the country.
The association's national office is on the main campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. The current president is Sarah Glover, Social Media Editor for NBC-owned television stations, and the executive consultant is Drew Berry. The NABJ states that it has a membership of 4,100 and is the largest organization of journalists of color in the United States. The organization was one of the four minority journalist member associations in the UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. until they seceded from the organization in Spring 2011.
The organization's annual Salute to Excellence Awards honors coverage of African-American people and subjects. Awards given include Journalist of the Year, Emerging Journalist and Lifetime Achievement; past honorees have included Ed Bradley, Carole Simpson, Byron Pitts, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bernard Shaw, and Michele Norris. NABJ also maintains the NABJ Hall of Fame, which is designed to honor black journalists.
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Annual Convention and Career Fair
NABJ annually holds the nation's largest journalism convention and career fair each summer with plenary sessions and workshops for career and professional development.
Recent speakers have included former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Hillary Clinton then presidential candidate Barack Obama, and Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. The convention features hundreds of recruiters and is among the best means of finding a journalism position in the industry.
The NABJ Career Fair encompasses the nations broadcast, print, and online media including recruiters from Gannett Corporation, NBC News, CNN, Bloomberg, Google, ESPN, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, and Tribune Company.
NABJ held its first convention in October 1976 at Texas Southern University, which at the time had recently established the second school of communications at a historically black college or university in the nation (the first was the School of Communications at Howard University).
Future locations of the NABJ Convention and Career Fair include Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, Louisiana and Detroit, Michigan.
In October 2014, CNN withdrew its support for the 2015 Convention and Career Fair after the NABJ criticized the network for its lack of diversity on air and its treatment of black employees.
Awards
During its Annual Convention and Career Fair, NABJ presents various awards at the annual Salute to Excellence Awards Gala.
Journalist of the Year
- 1979 - Acel Moore, Philadelphia Inquirer, Les Payne, Newsday
- 1980
- 1981 - Robert C. Maynard, Oakland Tribune, Max Robinson, ABC
- 1982 - Gil Noble, WABC-TV, New York
- 1983 - Joe Ogelsby, Miami Herald
- 1984 - Morris Thompson, Newsday
- 1985 - Kenneth Walker, ABC, Dennis Bell, Newsday
- 1986 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, PBS
- 1987 - Andrew W. Cooper, The City Sun, Brooklyn, NY
- 1988 - Michel duCille, Washington Post
- 1989 - Bernard Shaw, CNN
- 1990 - Maureen Bunyan, WUSA-TV, Washington, DC
- 1991
- 1992 - Carole Simpson, ABC
- 1993 - Bryant Gumbel, NBC Today
- 1994 - Isabel Wilkerson, The New York Times
- 1995 - Andrea Ford, Los Angeles Times [deceased]
- 1996 - Ed Gordon, BET News, NBC
- 1997 - Gary Fields, USA Today
- 1998 - Clarence Williams III, Los Angeles Times
- 1999 - Ron Allen, NBC
- 2000 - Kevin Mérida, The Washington Post
- 2001 - Gerald Boyd, The New York Times
- 2002 - Byron Pitts, CBS
- 2003 - George Curry, NNPA
- 2004 - Hannah Allam (McClatchy Newspapers), Middle East Bureau Chief
- 2005 - Andy Alford, Austin American-Statesman
- 2006 - Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 2007 - Dean Baquet, Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times
- 2008 - Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald
- 2009 - Michele Norris, National Public Radio
- 2010 - Soledad O'Brien, CNN
- 2011 - Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald
- 2012 - Pierre Thomas, ABC News
- 2013 - Roland S. Martin, TV One
- 2014 - Stephen Henderson, Detroit Free Press, for his columns on the financial crisis facing his hometown of Detroit
- 2015 - Nikole Hannah-Jones
Legacy Award
- 2005 - Acel Moore, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 2006 - Lawrence E. Young, The Press Enterprise
- 2007 - Glenn Proctor, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)
- 2008 - Evelyn Cunningham, The Pittsburgh Courier
- 2009 - Leon Carter and Sandy Rosenbush, Sports Journalism Institute
- 2010 - Paula Madison, NBC Universal
- 2011 - Claire Smith (ESPN)
- 2012 - Monica Pearson, WSB-TV (Atlanta)
- 2013 - Theodore "Ted" Holtzclaw, WABC (New York) (Posthumous)
- 2014 - Hugh Grannum, photographer (posthumously), Detroit Free Press
Journalism Educator of the Year
- 2005 - Karen Clark, Langston University
- 2006 - Kip Branch, Elizabeth City State University
- 2007 - Robert Adams & James Highland, Western Kentucky University
- 2008 - Nagatha Tonkins, North Carolina A&T State University
- (no 2009 award given)
- 2010 - James Hawkins, Florida A&M University
- 2011 - Bonnie Newman Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2012 - Allissa Richardson, Morgan State University
- 2013 - Michelle Johnson, Boston University
- 2014 - Dr. Linda Florence Callahan, North Carolina A&T State University
Student Journalist of the Year
- 2007 - Eddie Cole, Jr., Tennessee State University
- 2010 - Philip Lucas, Howard University
- 2011 - Ashley Williams, University of Southern California
- 2012 - Eric Burse, USC Annenberg School of Communications
- 2013 - Marissa A. Evans, Marquette University
- 2014 - Claudia Balthazar (Hofstra University's graduate) and Averi Harper (Columbia University graduate)
Community Service Award
- 1997 - Joe Madison, WRC-Radio
- 1998 - Gwen Tolbart, KTVT, Dallas, TX
- 1999 - C. Ron Allen, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
- 2000 - Andrew Humphrey, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C
- 2001 - Angela Curry, Kansas City Star
- 2002 - DeWayne Wickham, USA Today, GNS
- 2003 - Yvonne Lewis-Harris, KTUL-TV, Channel 8
- 2004 - Mollie Finch Belt, The Dallas Examiner
- 2005 - Derek Nathaniel Ali, Dayton Daily News [posthumous]
- 2006 - DeMarco Morgan, WISN-TV, Milwaukee
- 2007 - Linda Waller Shockley, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
- 2008 - Margaret Bernstein, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
- (no award given in 2009)
- 2010 - Michelle Singletary, Founder of First Baptist Church of Glenarden, MD
- 2011 - Stacey Tisdale, NBC, PBS and WowOWow.com
- 2012 - Albert Knighten, 107.5 FM
- 2013 - Dr. Shelley Stewart, The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation
- 2014 - Michaela Pereira, CNN
Emerging Journalist of the Year
- 2003 - Issac Peterson III
- 2004 - Theola Labbé
- 2005 - Krissah Williams
- 2006 - Errin Haines and Trymaine Lee
- 2007 - Mara Schiavocampo
- 2008 - Sarah Hoye
- 2010 - Michael Feeney, Daily News in New York
- 2009 - Cynthia Gordy
- 2011 - Kimberley A. Martin, Newsday
- 2012 - Gerrick Kennedy, LA Times
- 2013 - Yamiche Alcindor, USA Today
- 2014 - Wesley Lowery, Washington Post
- 2015 - Brittany Noble-Jones, KMOV in St. Louis, MO
Pat Tobin Media Professional Award
- 2011 - Sheila Brooks, SRB Communications
- 2012 - Janet Rolle, CNN
- 2013 - Dawn Kelly, Prudential
- 2014 - Tiffany R. Warren, ADColor, Omnicom Groups
Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1978 - Mal Goode, ABC News
- 1979 - Carl Murphy, Afro-American Newspapers
- 1980 - Carl Rowan, syndicated columnist
- 1981 - Lerone Bennett Jr., Ebony
- 1982 - Ethel Payne, Sengstacke Newspapers
- 1983 - Gordon Parks, Carlton Goodlett, San Francisco Reporter
- 1984 - Albert Fitzpatrick, Knight-Ridder Inc.
- 1985 - Lu Palmer, Chicago Sun-Times
- 1986 - Jimmy Hicks, Amsterdam News [posthumous]
- 1987 - John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing Co.
- 1988 - Armistead Pride, Lincoln University
- 1989 - Peggy Peterman, St. Petersburg Times
- 1990 - Vernon Jarrett, Chicago Sun-Times
- 1991 - Sam Lacy, Afro-American
- 1992 - Chuck Stone, UNC
- 1993 - Luix Overbea, Christian Science Monitor
- 1994 - William Raspberry, Washington Post
- 1995 - Thomas Morgan III, The New York Times
- 1996 - William Brower, Toledo Blade
- 1997 - Samuel L. Adams, University of Kansas
- (no 1998 award given)
- 1999 - Belva Davis, KPIX-TV, San Francisco
- 2000 - Joseph A. Palmer Sr., Proud magazine [posthumous] and Dr. Ernest C. Withers Sr., The Withers Studio
- 2001 - Charles Jackson, Oakland Tribune [posthumous]
- 2002 - Robert McGruder, Detroit Free Press [posthumous]
- 2003 - Greg Freeman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch [posthumous]
- 2004 - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
- 2005 - Ed Bradley, CBS News
- 2006 - Earl G. Graves, Sr., Black Enterprise Magazine
- 2007 - Bernard Shaw, CNN
- 2008 - Harry Porterfield, WLS-TV, Chicago
- 2009 - Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post/ESPN
- 2010 - Paul Delaney, The New York Times
- 2011 - Acel Moore, NABJ Founder & Pulitzer Prize Winner
- 2012 - Les Payne, Newsday
- 2013 - Gregory L. Moore
- 2013 - DeWayne Wickham, USA Today, Morgan State University
- 2014 - Sandra Hughes, former anchor, WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC
Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist
- 1989 - Zwelakhe Sisulu, New Nation, South Africa [1st winner]
- 1994 - Zubeida Jaffer, Cape Town, South Africa
- 1995 - Kenneth Best, The Daily Observer, Liberia
- 1996 - Babacar Fall, Pan-African News Agency, Senegal
- 1997 - Marie-Roger Biloa, Africa International magazine, Paris
- 1998
- 1999 - Fred Mmembe, The Post, Zambia
- 2000 - Rafael Marques, Angola
- 2002 - Milkias Mihreteab Yohannes, Eritrea
- 2003 - Geoff Nyarota, The Daily News, Zimbabwe
- 2004 - Pius Njawé, Cameroon
- 2005 - Michèle Montas, Haiti
- 2006 - Deyda Hydara, and members of the Gambian Press Union (posthumous)
- 2007 - National Union of Somali Journalists
- 2008 - Imprisoned Journalists of Eritrea
- 2011 - Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, Net Press
- 2012 -
- 2013 -
- 2014 -
Best Practices
- 2006 - The Indianapolis Recorder
- 2007 - CNN
- 2009 - The Chauncey Bailey Project
- 2010 - NBC Universal
- 2011 -
- 2012 - TV ONE
- 2013 - Washington Post
- 2014 - Al Jazeera
- 2015 - Buzzfeed
Student Chapter of the Year
- 2006 - Temple Association of Black Journalists
- 2007 - University of Georgia
- 2008 - Florida A&M University
Chapter of the Year
(LIST 1 - SAME NABJ SITE)
- 1997 - University of Georgia
- 1998 - Boston Association of Black Journalists Student Consortium
- 1999 - Penn State Association of Journalists for Diversity
- 2000 - Atlanta Association of Black Journalists Student Consortium
- 2001 - Carolina Association of Black Journalists
- 2002 - Carolina Association of Black Journalists
- 2003 - University of North Texas
- 2004 - NABJ Chapter at the University of Oregon
- 2005 - Northwestern University
- 2006 - Houston Association of Black Journalists
- 2007 - Washington Association of Black Journalists
- 2008 - Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
(LIST 2 - SAME NABJ SITE)
- 1996 - Garden State (New Jersey) Association of Black Journalists
- 1997 - Cleveland Chapter of NABJ
- 1998 - Richmond Association of Black Journalists
- 1999 - Atlanta Association of Black Journalists
- 2000 - Wisconsin Black Media Association
- 2001 - Detroit Chapter of NABJ
- 2002 - Houston Association of Black Journalists
- 2003 - San Diego Association of Black Journalists
- 2004 - Black Journalists Association of Southern California
- 2005 - Hampton Roads
- 2012 - Atlanta Association of Black Journalists
- 2013 - New York Association of Black Journalists
- 2014 - Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
President's Award
- 1993 - William A. Hilliard, The Oregonian
- 1994 - Nancy Hicks Maynard, Oakland Tribune
- 1995 - John Dotson, Akron Beacon Journal
- 1996 - Bob Johnson, BET
- 1997 - Vernon Jarrett, Chicago Sun-Times
- 2000 - Patsy Pressley, National Association of Black Journalists
- 2001 - Paula Madison, NBC
- 2002 - Leonard Pitts, Jr., Miami Herald
- 2003 - Richard Prince, The Washington Post
- 2004 - Don Hudson, The Clarion-Ledger
- 2005 - Monte Trammer, The Star-Gazette
- 2006 - Ryan Williams, National Association of Black Journalists
- 2007 - Rodney Brooks, USA Today
- 2008 - Roland Martin, CNN
- 2009 - Johnathan A. Rodgers, TV ONE
- 2010 - Drew Berry, Drew Berry & Associates, LLC
- 2011 - Johnathan A. Rodgers, TV ONE
- 2012 - Sarah Glover, NBC10 (Philadelphia)
- 2013 - Kelley L. Carter, EBONY, and Maureen Bunyan, WJLA
- 2014 - Carol D. Ash, Kennedy King College and Vince Hill, KYW (Philadelphia)
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Scholarships
The organization also distributes more than $100,000 in scholarships to African-American college journalism students, places 14-16 students at paid internships and sponsors short courses for students at historically black colleges and universities.
Task Forces
- Arts & Entertainment Task Forces - members who cover arts and entertainment
- Associate Member's - part-time journalists, educators, marketing and public relations professionals
- Copy Editors - copy desk managers, news editors, design editors
- Digital Journalism - members on the cutting edge transforming the media landscape
- NABJ Founders - NABJ Founders, past presidents, and former national board members
- LGBT Taskforce - lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members
- Sports Task Force - sports reporters, correspondents and analysts
- Visual Task Force - photojournalists, design/informational graphics
- Young Journalists - journalists in their first few years
- World Affairs - promotes world-wide coverage of African/African-Americans
Founders
On December 12, 1975, 44 men and women gathered at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. (now the Marriott Wardman Park) to form the NABJ. The following are their names and where they worked at the time:
Presidents
Twenty-one people have served as president of the National Association of Black Journalists:
Notes
External links
- Official website
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