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NABJ did the white thing

The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you:  I refuse. — NIkole Hannah-Jones On April 23, 1899, Georgia’s Caucasian citizenry gathered in Newnan to participate in one of white America’s greatest traditions: They were going to lynch Sam Hose.  Hose was a Black man who was accused of brutally murdering his employer, the employer’s wife and the […]

todayAugust 2, 2024 1

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Watch: Unpacking Trump’s NABJ panel and his history of disrespecting Black journalists

The fallout continues over the National Association of Black Journalists’ decision to invite former President Donald Trump to speak at its annual convention in Chicago. TheGrio’s April Ryan sat down with creative consultant April Reign to discuss the backlash and how the organization failed Black media. Reign said, “The writing was on the wall,” before the former president’s appearance on Wednesday. For Ryan, a 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year recipient, the organization’s invitation to the Republican presidential candidate was […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 1

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Trump insults Harris and Black journalist, recycles ‘Black jobs’ remark at NABJ convention

Former President Donald Trump drew swift and immediate outrage during a Wednesday interview with Black journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention in Chicago. The 2024 Republican presidential nominee prompted many gasps and grumbles during the panel conversation that lasted just over 30 minutes. The sit-down, moderated by ABC reporter Rachel Scott, Semafor reporter Kadia Goba and Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, was expected to last an hour. Trump, 78, spewed disparaging insults against his Democratic opponent, […]

todayJuly 31, 2024

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Harris won’t attend NABJ convention as group faces backlash over Trump invitation

Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Chicago, a source with direct knowledge of negotiations told theGrio. The source was granted anonymity to discuss private discussions between Harris’s campaign team and NABJ. The source told theGrio that Harris is unable to attend the convention, which begins July 31 and ends Aug. 4, due to planning and travels during the first days of the presumptive Democratic nominee’s nascent presidential […]

todayJuly 31, 2024