CAABJ's Jazzy Wine Tasting - September 30

Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists (CAABJ) Presents

A Jazzy Wine Tasting

A Scholarship Fundraising Event

Friday, September 30, 2011

7 p.m.

Press Wine/Food

Mix, mingle, and enjoy good drinks and food at one of Uptown Charlotte’s trendiest wine bars. There will also be a special raffle/silent auction with items from Perry's Estate Jewelry, Chima's Brazilian Steakhouse, and many more. Proceeds from this event will benefit CAABJ’s college scholarship. Cost is $20 per ticket. Free parking available in gated parking deck at W. Trade and S. Mint streets. Press Wine/Food, 333 W. Trade St., presswinefood.com.

The Heat Is On: Summer Talk Series Finale with Police Chief Rodney Monroe on August 25

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe will be the third and final speaker in our summer talk series on Thursday, August 25, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held at Showmars Restaurant, 2004 East Seventh Street. Chief Monroe will discuss crime, use of Tasers, DNC safety, and other topics as well as take our questions. Please arrive promptly because the chief will speak at 7 p.m. A brief CAABJ meeting will follow.

Click here to RSVP for the August 25th event on Facebook.

Dedrick Russell Elected NABJ Region III Director

Congratulations to CAABJ President Dedrick Russell on being elected Region III Director of the National Association of Black Journalists during the 2011 NABJ Convention, held August 3-7 in Philadelphia. Dedrick, who is the education reporter for WBTV, is now an NABJ board member for the next two years and will help guide the professional and student NABJ chapters in the seven states that make up Region III: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Dedrick succeeds Ken Knight, of The Tampa Tribune, who served Region III well for several years. To learn more about Dedrick's recent election and his plans for Region III and the national chapter as a whole, click here to read this interview with him by Glenn Burkins for Qcitymetro.com.

NABJ was founded in 1975 and, currently with 3,500 members across the country, is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation. The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists (CAABJ) has been a professional chapter of NABJ since relaunching in 2006. CAABJ will be holding its own 2012 board elections in coming months, so members--those interested in running for office and those who will be voting--should be on the lookout for details.

Mayor Anthony Foxx to Speak at CAABJ's Summer Series on July 14

After featuring Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones in the kickoff of its "The Heat Is On: Summer Talk Series" two weeks ago (click here to read Michaela Duckett's article for Qcitymetro.com), next up CAABJ brings in Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. Mayor Foxx will speak this Thursday, July 14.

The event starts at 7 p.m. and will begin with a CAABJ meeting, and then Mayor Foxx will speak to the audience. CAABJ members and guests will have a candid conversation with the mayor about how he thinks the media covers city government. He could also give an update on the Democratic National Convention planning and other city projects. The event takes place at Kickstand Burgers-N-Bar, 1101 Central Ave. See you there!

NBC News' TheGrio.com Partners With Interactive One's NewsOne.com

Excerpt from press release

NEW YORK, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC News and Interactive One announced a partnership this week that will form the premier African-American digital news alliance with the widest audience reach in the industry. This unprecedented partnership leverages complementary assets from NBC News' TheGrio.com and Interactive One's NewsOne.com to create an expanded platform for African-American journalism. Based on comScore measurement, the combined net audience of NewsOne and TheGrio was 2.1 million in May 2011, up from 661,500 in May 2010. As the online usage of Black Americans continues to grow, this digital alliance between TheGrio and NewsOne presents a new opportunity to better connect, inform and engage the African-American audience.

Under the partnership that went into effect July 1, 2011, TheGrio.com and NewsOne.com will coordinate and share editorial content for both websites, and Interactive One will provide sales representation and oversee advertising sales operations for both entities. The relationship also opens up the potential for co-marketing and promotional opportunities in a shared portfolio that includes Interactive One's various digital assets, Radio One's 52 radio stations, TV One and Reach Media, and the many platforms of NBC News.

Click here to read full press release.