The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of

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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 University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of ...

. The current president is Dorothy Tucker, Investigative reporter for

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CBS Chicago, and the executive director is Drew Berry. The NABJ states that it has a membership of 4,100 and is the largest organization of journalists

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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 Lester Holt,

Ed Bradley Edward Rudolph Bradley Jr. (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006) was an American broadcast journalist and news anchor. He was best known for his reporting on ''60 Minutes'' and CBS News. Bradley began his journalism career as a radio news rep ...

, Carole Simpson, Byron Pitts, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bernard Shaw,

Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( ; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program ...

, and Michele Norris. NABJ also maintains the

NABJ Hall of Fame The National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame is a hall of fame project of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) honoring African-American and other journalists. The original Hall of Fame list was established on April 5, ...

, which is designed to honor black journalists.

History

The founding meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists was held on December 12th, 1975 in Washington D.C. at the Sheraton Park Hotel (now the Marriott Wardman Park). The interim committee for a National Association of Black Journalists, The Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, Chicago Association of Black Journalists, San Francisco Association of Black Journalists and the Washington Association of Black Journalists hosted the founding to create the National Association of Black Journalists based on the work of the Black Perspective, a 1967 group of journalists. The National Association of Black Journalists saw fit its creation because at the time, there were associations of other professions including teachers, lawyers and doctors and believed journalists to be as important and other professions. A 1968 Kerner Commission Report mentioned how small a role black people held in a white media environment.Jackson, D. (1997). "The outspoken mr. stone": A conversation with chuck stone.''The Black Scholar, 27''(1), 38-57. The National Association of Black Journalists was founded to increase the presence of black people in mainstream media and change the misrepresentation of black people. The organization used the constitution of The Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia. Founded on Friday, December 12th, 1975, the organization explicitly stated their excitement to cover the 1976 presidential campaigns.

Founders

* Norma Adams-Wade, ''

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'' * Carole Bartel, ''CORE Magazine'' * Edward Blackwell, ''

Milwaukee Journal The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently o ...

'' * Reginald Bryant, ''Black Perspective on the News'' * Maureen Bunyan, WTOP-TV (Washington, D.C.) * Crispin Campbell, WNET-TV (

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) * Charlie Cobb, WHUR (Washington, D.C.) * Marilyn Darling, WHYY-TV (

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) * Leon Dash, ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large na ...

'' * Joe Davidson, '' Philadelphia Bulletin'' * Allison J. Davis,

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(

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

) * Paul Delaney, ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' * William Dilday, WLBT-TV (

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

) * Sandra Rosen Dillard, ''

Denver Post ''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in Denver, Colorado. As of June 2022, it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 ...

'' * Joel Dreyfuss, ''

'' * Sam Ford, WCCO-TV (

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. ...

) * David Gibson, Mutual Black Network * Sandra Gilliam-Beale, WHIO-TV (

Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater ...

) * Bob Greenlee, ''

New Haven Register The ''New Haven Register'' is a daily newspaper published in New Haven, Connecticut. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The Register's main office is located at 100 Gando Drive in New Haven. The ''Register'' was established about 1812 and ...

'' * Martha Griffin,

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from othe ...

* Derwood Hall, WSOC-TV (

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

) * Bob Hayes, ''

San Francisco Examiner The ''San Francisco Examiner'' is a newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863. Once self-dubbed the "Monarch of the Dailies" by then-owner William Randolph Hearst, and flagship of the Hearst Corpora ...

'' * Toni Jones, ''

Detroit Free Press The ''Detroit Free Press'' is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press''. It is sometimes referred to as the Freep (reflected in the paper's web address, www.freep.com). It primari ...

'' * Mal Johnson, Cox Broadcasting *

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, ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...

'' * Claude Lewis, '' Philadelphia Bulletin'' * H. Chuku Lee, Africa Journal Ltd. * Sandra Dawson Long, ''

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'' (

) * Pluria Marshall, freelancer * Acel Moore, ''

Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Penns ...

'' * Luix Overbea, ''

The Christian Science Monitor ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper ...

'' * Les Payne, ''

Newsday ''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and ...

'' * Alex Poinsett, ''

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'' * Claudia Polley,

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* Richard Rambeau, Project Bait (

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) * W. Curtis Riddle, ''

Louisville Courier-Journal The ''Courier Journal'', also known as the ''Louisville Courier Journal'' (and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), and called ''The Courier-Journal'' between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is the highest circulation newspape ...

'' * Max Robinson, WTOP-TV (Washington, D.C.) * Charlotte Roy, ''

'' *

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, National Black Network * Chuck Stone, ''

Philadelphia Daily News ''Philadelphia Daily News'' is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper ''The Philadelphia Inquirer' ...

'' * Jeannye Thornton, '' U.S. News & World Report'' * Francis Ward, ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the ...

'' * John C. White, '' Washington Star'' * DeWayne Wickham, ''

Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

'' * Paul Brock, Founding NABJ Executive Director

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. Presidents

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, George W. Bush and

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, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,

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, and

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ese President

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. The convention features hundreds of recruiters and as the largest career fair in journalism, 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,

, CNN,

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, ''

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'', ''

'', and Tribune Company. NABJ held its first convention in October 1976 at

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, 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

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). Future locations of the NABJ Convention and Career Fair include Washington, D.C. in 2020; Houston, Texas in 2021;

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in 2022;

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in 2023;

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

in 2024; Cleveland, Ohio in 2025 and

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...

in 2026. 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.

Scholarships

The organization also distributes more than $100,000 in

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s to

college journalism students, places 14-16 students at paid internships and sponsors short courses for students at

historically black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. M ...

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 * 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 worldwide coverage of African/African-Americans

Presidents

Twenty-one people have served as president of the National Association of Black Journalists: * Chuck Stone, 1975–77 *

, 1977–79 *Bob Reid, 1979–81 * Les Payne, 1981–83 *Merv Aubespin, 1983–85 *Al Fitzpatrick, 1985–87 *DeWayne Wickham, 1987–89 *Thomas Morgan III, 1989–91 *Sidmel Estes-Sumpter, 1991–93 *

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, 1993–95 *Arthur Fennell, 1995–97 *Vanessa Williams, 1997–99 *William W. Sutton Jr., 1999–2001 *Condace Pressley, 2001–03 *Herbert Lowe, 2003–05 *

Bryan Monroe Bryan Monroe (August 22, 1965 – January 13, 2021) was an American journalist and educator, who was the editor of CNNPolitics.com (2011–15). He was previously the vice president and editorial director of ''Ebony'' and '' Jet magazines'' at Jo ...

, 2005–07 *Barbara Ciara, 2007–09 *Kathy Y. Times, 2009–11 *Gregory Lee Jr., 2011–2013 *Bob Butler, 2013–2015 *Sarah Glover, 2015–2019 *Dorothy Tucker, 2019–present

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, ''

'', Les Payne, ''

'' *1980 *1981 -

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, ''

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'', 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 Andrew W. Cooper (August 21, 1927 – January 28, 2002) was an African-American activist during the Civil Rights Movement, businessman, and journalist. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of '' The City Sun''. Biography Cooper was born in 192 ...

, ''

The City Sun ''The City Sun'' was a weekly newspaper that was published in Brooklyn from 1984 through 1996. Its primary focus was on issues of interest to African Americans in New York City. ''The City Sun'' was founded by African-American journalists Andrew ...

'', Brooklyn, NY *1988 - Michel du Cille, ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large n ...

'' *1989 - Bernard Shaw, CNN *1990 - Maureen Bunyan, WUSA-TV, Washington, DC *1991 - Soledad O'Brien, CNN *1992 - Carole Simpson, Charlayne Hunter-GaultABC *1993 - Bryant Gumbel, NBC Today (U.S. TV program), Today *1994 - Isabel Wilkerson, ''

'' *1995 - Andrea Ford, ''

'' [deceased] *1996 - Ed Gordon (journalist), Ed Gordon, BET News, NBC *1997 - Gary Fields, ''USA Today'' *1998 - Clarence Williams (photojournalist), Clarence Williams III, ''Los Angeles Times'' *1999 - Ron Allen, NBC *2000 - Kevin Mérida, ''The Washington Post'' *2001 - Gerald M. Boyd, 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,

*2010 - Soledad O'Brien, CNN *2011 - Jacqueline Charles, '' Miami Herald'' *2012 - Pierre Thomas (journalist), Pierre Thomas, ABC News *2013 - Roland Martin (journalist), Roland S. Martin, TV One (American TV channel), TV One *2014 - Stephen Henderson (journalist), Stephen Henderson, ''

'', for his columns on the financial crisis facing his hometown of DetroitApril Turner
"NABJ Announces 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards Finalists"
Friday, May 30, 2014, accessed 11/18/2014. *2015 - Nikole Hannah-Jones *2016 - Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News *2017 - April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks *2018 - Jemele Hill, ESPN's ''The Undefeated''

Journalist of Distinction

* 2016 - Steve Crump, WBTV * 2017 - Leoneda Inge, WUNC Radio * 2018 - Everett Marshburn, Milwaukee PBS * 2019 - Mel Showers, WKRG

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 (

) *2012 - Monica Pearson, WSB-TV (Atlanta) *2013 - Theodore "Ted" Holtzclaw, WABC (New York) (Posthumous) *2014 - Hugh Grannum, photographer (posthumously), ''

'' *2015 - Bryan Burwell, sports journalist (posthumously), ''The St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' *2016 - David Aldridge, Turner Sports *2017 - Ron Thomas, Director of the Journalism and Sports Program at Morehouse College *2018 - Robert McGruder,

(Posthumous)

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) *2018 - Doni Holloway, UNC Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism

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, ''The Daily News'' in New York *2009 - Cynthia Gordy *2011 - Kimberley A. Martin, ''Newsday'' *2012 - Gerrick Kennedy, ''L.A. Times'' *2013 - Yamiche Alcindor, ''USA Today'' *2014 - Wesley Lowery, ''Washington Post'' *2015 - Brittany Noble-Jones, KMOV in St. Louis, MO *2016 - Jamiles Lartey, ''The Guardian'' *2017 - Ernest Owens, ''G Philly'' (co-winner) *2017 - Candace Smith, ABC News *2019 - Alexi McCammond

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 J. Murphy, Carl Murphy, Afro-American Newspapers *1980 - Carl Rowan, syndicated columnist *1981 - Lerone Bennett Jr., ''

'' *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 -

, ''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 *1998 - Sarah-Ann Shaw, WBZ-TV, Boston *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 *2017 - Yvette Miley, MSNBC *2018 - Beverly White, KNBC Los Angeles *2020 - Kevin Merida, ESPN

Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist

*1989 – Zwelakhe Sisulu, ''New Nation'', South Africa [1st winner] *1993 – Ben Ephson, ''West Africa (magazine)'', Ghana *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 M'membe, Fred Mmembe, ''The Post'', Zambia *2000 – Rafael Marques (journalist), 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

*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 – University of Oregon *2005 – Northwestern University *2006 – Temple Association of Black Journalists *2007 – University of Georgia *2008 – Florida A&M University *2015 - Northwestern University *2016 - University of Southern California *2017 - Morgan State University *2018 - North Carolina A&T University of Black Journalists *2019 - Winthrop University Association of Black Journalists

Chapter of the Year

*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 *2006 – Houston Association of Black Journalists *2007 – Washington Association of Black Journalists *2008 – Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists *2012 – Atlanta Association of Black Journalists *2013 – New York Association of Black Journalists *2014 – Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists *2015 - Pittsburgh Black Media Federation & Southern New England Association of Black Journalists *2016 - Baton Rouge Area Association of Black Journalists & Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists *2017 - Pittsburgh Black Media Federation *2018 - Chicago *2019 - Rochester Association of Black Journalists & San Diego 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 L. Williams, National Association of Black Journalists *2007 - Rodney Brooks, ''USA Today'' *2008 - Roland Martin, CNN *2009 - Drew Berry, Drew Berry & Associates, LLC (back-to-back) *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) *2015 - Veronique Dodson, National Association of Black Journalists *2016 - Elise Durham, Florida A&M University *2017 - Sheila Brooks, SRB Communications *2018 - Vickie Thomas, WWJ/CBS Radio-Detroit *2018 - Ryan L. Williams,

/MSNBC *2019 - Kelley Carter, ESPN's The Undefeated

References

External links

* {{authority control African-American press African-American professional organizations American journalism organizations Journalism-related professional associations Organizations established in 1975 1975 establishments in Washington, D.C. African-American journalists, * Awards honoring African Americans