NABJ Region III Conference is HERE!

Ravenel Bridge at Night, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok

National Association of Black Journalists

2014 Region III Conference

March 7-9, 2014

Crowne Plaza Hotel Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

Diversity, Inclusion and YOU: The New DIY

Registration rates includes lunch, entrance to workshops, and contact with employers.

NABJ Member and Non-Member Rates

Pre-Registration

NABJ Member: $25.00

NABJ Student Member: $20.00

Non-Member: $35.00

Student Non-Member: $25.00

(Total includes a $3.00 administrative fee)

Click Here to Register!

Hope to see you in "The Holy City"!

Happy New Year and Welcome!

Happy New Year!

                As President of Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists, I’m proud to represent our organization. CAABJ has a long tradition of expanding and creating balance in the media’s coverage of the black community, promoting professional development, establishing and maintaining dialogue with media management to developed equal opportunities for black journalists. It’s my honor and my pleasure to continue the great work of CAABJ.

                To our outgoing President, Ken Lemon, his Executive Board, I thank you for your awesome and outstanding dedication to those who work in the media. You’ve provided a platform of awareness in which we will continue in the next term. I will strive to continue your high caliber of work for our beloved organization – Thank You!

                This year’s executive board is on fire for CAABJ. We’ve planned various events for the coming year. We feel you will find them enlightening, engaging and very interesting. Our first General Body meeting will be Saturday, January 18^th at Loco Lime (1101 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC) at 11:00am.

                We, the new executive board and I are tickled to death in meeting our community visitors, new members and embracing our season members. I can’t wait to meet and greet each and every one of you.

Until then, Cheers!

Alexis Mitchell

Movie Night with The Journalists

CAABJ is proud to bring you the holiday classic, "This Christmas" 

Thursday, December 12th - 7:30pm at Studio Movie Grill (EpiCentre Uptown).

It's a movie about secrets and family bonds that bring them closer for the holidays.​ We want to share this opportunity to enjoy a great movie and have a great time with friends and family. You can only buy tickets here, but you can purchase as many as you like. The proceeds from the film will go to our CAABJ scholarship fund. We can't wait to share lots of love and laughter with you before Jolly Old St. Nick arrives to the "Queen City". 

Tickets are on sale NOW!  Click Here

Accepting Nominations for Inaugural CAABJ News Excellence Awards

The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists (CAABJ) is pleased to announce our inaugural News Excellence Awards. Starting this year, we will acknowledge exceptional reporting on Charlotte’s African-American communities. As parliamentarian of the organization, I want to express my hope that you’ll be there. It’s going to be another terrific evening that you won’t want to miss.

But before that night, I hope you will take the time to nominate yourself or someone from your news organization. The awards competition is open to all media organizations and individuals involved in print, television, radio or online journalism. Submissions must cover the people or issues of the black (African-American, Caribbean, African or diaspora) community. Entries will be judged on content, creativity and relevance to the black community.

The deadline for entry is November 8, 2013. Winners will be honored at our Charlotte Observer-hosted year-end celebration in December.

We’ll also honor groundbreaking accomplishments with a Best Practices Award for the Charlotte media outlet doing the most to support diversity in media. I personally invite you to join us in upholding the best in Queen City journalism.

Looking forward to your nominations, and to seeing you at the awards reception,

Emiene Wright,
CAABJ Parliamentarian

Click here to submit your CAABJ News Excellence Awards nominations!

College Students Encouraged to Apply for 2013 CAABJ Scholarship

The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists College Scholarship is designed to assist college students in their desire to achieve success in the journalism field. The 2013 scholarship will award $1,000 to a college student in the Charlotte-metro area who is pursuing a career in journalism or mass communications.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

A full-time college student pursuing a journalism/communications degree.
Has at least a 3.0 grade point average.
A U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Resides in Charlotte area during school year.

The application process includes:

Completed application.
Essay (500 words on topic listed).
Official college transcript (sealed).
Two letters of recommendation (sealed), with one being from an instructor.

Applications must be postmarked by November 23, 2013. For complete details and to download the scholarship application, click here.

For questions or concerns, please e-mail CAABJ at info@caabj.org.