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Month: August 2018
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Four Years Later, Flint Worries It’s Being Forgotten
By ARIELLE BRUMFIELD NABJ Monitor DETROIT — In an effort to restore the city’s finances, the city’s water supply was switched from its current provider Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to a city-built pipeline, […]
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NABJ, National Newspaper Publishers Association explore joint programs
By BRE’ANNA GRANT NABJ Monitor A joint conference and member program between the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Newspaper Publishers Association may be in the works for the future. The conversation […]
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Media-related rep special election called off after membership bucks board decision
By MAYA KING NABJ Monitor DETROIT —NABJ members acted swiftly Friday, reversing course on an earlier decision by the board of directors to hold a special election for the media-related representative’s race. Plans for the […]
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Familiar face to NABJ at helms as executive director
By MAYA KING NABJ Monitor Drew Berry isn’t worried about the learning curve for his new job. Named NABJ’s executive director on July 27, the media executive held the role in an interim capacity […]
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Kola Lounge unites African and Caribbean cultures in Detroit
By CHILEE AGUNANNA NABJ MONITOR One of the main identifying factors for a people is food. People acquire a taste of their traditional cuisine from a young age and as adults, no matter their […]
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What’s your favorite Motown song?
We ask NABJ: ” What’s your favorite Motown song?” (Video shot and edited by Shannon Simmons)
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Old train station heading in new direction
By TONY BETTON NABJ Monitor DETROIT — An eyesore for more than three decades, the Michigan Central Train Station is finally getting a highly anticipated makeover. The dilapidated building is in Corktown, an area east […]