NABJ Turns 50, Doubling Down on Equity, Advocacy and the Power of Black Voices at Annual Convention

NABJ turns 50, doubling down on equity, advocacy and the power of Black voices at annual convention

The National Association of Black Journalists marked its 50th convention in Cleveland by honoring its founders, celebrating Black media’s legacy, and electing Errin Haines as president to lead the fight for newsroom equity and press freedom. With diversity efforts under attack nationwide, Haines vowed to protect Black voices, strengthen the organization, and prepare the next generation of journalists.

National Association of Black Journalists come to Cleveland amid concerns with AI, DEI cuts and layoffs at newsrooms – The Land

The exhibition hall at Huntington Convention Center Cleveland was hosts to many media outlets including the New York Times and ABC News. Credit Marcia Pledgers. [Photo by Gregory Burnett] The National Association of Black Journalists marks its 50th anniversary this year. And for the first time in the organization’s history, they held their annual conference in the CLE with 3,096 people in attendance.  According to Candace Ledbetter, of the NABJ …

South Florida Black Journalists win NABJ Chapter of Year

Cleveland – The National Association of Black Journalists – South Florida Chapter captured Chapter of the Year honors at NABJ’s 2025 convention last week in Cleveland, Ohio. “Four times nominated … WE FINALLY WON!!!” said CBS Miami reporter Tania Francois, longtime chapter member and officer, in a Facebook post. “AND … on the organization’s [NABJ’s] 50th anniversary!” Francois, center in green, also won an NABJ Salute to Excellence Award, in the …