Trump appearance at National Association of Black Journalists event sparks debate
CHICAGO -- Current Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is set to be in Chicago on Wednesday—he says he will attend the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention & Career Fair.The decision to host Trump did not go over well with some NABJ members. But on Tuesday night—a night after the announcement that Trump would be appearing—NABJ President Ken Lemon reiterated that the invitation to Trump was not an endorsement.
'For everyone else, I'm looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City.'Journalist and NABJ member April Ryan, White House correspondent for The Grio, called the Trump invitation 'a slap in the face to Black women journalists.' On X, she shared a highlight reel of her contentious run-ins with Trump over the years.Ava Thompson Greenwell is a journalism professor at Northwestern University, who is also a member of NABJ.
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