{"id":3085,"date":"2023-08-04T09:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:32:21","slug":"looking-back-over-dorothy-tuckers-nabj-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/looking-back-over-dorothy-tuckers-nabj-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back over Dorothy Tucker\u2019s NABJ presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Sydney Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After four years, Dorothy Tucker\u2019s presidency of the National Association of Black Journalists comes to an end. Taking office in 2019, she is only the second person to ever hold the position for two consecutive terms, following her predecessor Sarah Glover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker will conclude her tenure this week, and the newly elected president will be announced today at the NABJ Election Press Conference starting at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Described by her NABJ colleagues as patient and selfless, her tenure as president through the pandemic, increased media layoffs, racial justice protests and criticism of a lack of LGBTQ+ acceptance has been eventful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Months after she took the top office, all gatherings were canceled after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. That forced difficult decisions about the 2020 convention, which eventually went virtual. When she came into office, LGBTQ+ members were concerned about their place in the organization. She released a statement, the first for an NABJ president, declaring NABJ a safe space for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NABJFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NABJFamily<\/a>, it has been the professional honor of my lifetime to serve our members at the time when our organization is at its largest. It&#39;s been a privilege to be twice-elected to lead this incredible organization.<\/p>&mdash; Dorothy Tucker NABJ (@Dorothy4NABJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dorothy4NABJ\/status\/1684748497533222912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust like you do when you cover a story, you get all the sides before you put out a statement before you make the decision,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cI learned that you have to take a step back. The best way to do that was to move slow and not be pressured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also launched several initiatives and programs and found time to provide a listening ear to members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI jokingly say that we have over 4,000 members, and I think every one of them has my phone number,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cPeople know that they can call me anytime [and] I\u2019m not only going to answer, I really am going to attempt to respond and address whatever issue it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Syb Brown, a journalism professor at Belmont University and NABJ academic representative, said Tucker has always been willing to serve and set a high example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI grew up watching Dorothy Tucker as a teenager,\u201d Brown said, noting Tucker\u2019s long tenure at CBS News in Chicago, where she currently serves as an investigative reporter. \u201cA part of the reason I wanted to be on camera was Dorothy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among her initiatives, Tucker has established the Entrepreneur Academy and launched the Investigative Task Torce. But what she is most proud of is the development and success of Black News &amp; Views.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince I joined this organization more than 40 years ago, there\u2019s always been rumblings about we should have our own, we should build our own, we should do our own,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cIt was under our administration that we did that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker enjoys speaking to and inspiring students and young professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s a small thing, but for me, it means that some young person who is in market number 120 may very well be on \u201860 Minutes\u2019 one day,\u201d Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy8-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" data-id=\"3088\" src=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy8-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy2-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" data-id=\"3087\" src=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Tucker-elected-NABJ-President.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" data-id=\"3086\" src=\"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Tucker-elected-NABJ-President.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Tucker-elected-NABJ-President.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Tucker-elected-NABJ-President-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Tucker-elected-NABJ-President-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though she will no longer be the president, she hopes to continue working on some key projects including a new gathering on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to expand the Investigative Task Force so that we are doing even more sessions, more workshops,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cRight now, we have a couple of webinars throughout the year. I want to have an Investigative Journalism Media Institute\u2026where our members can learn, can grow, and those who are interested in becoming investigative journalists can just gather the tools that they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Convention programming chair Glenn E. Rice said Tucker will be remembered for her tenacity and drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot to run this organization,\u201d Rice said. \u201cAnd she is very patient, forward-thinking [and] always putting members ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she heads out of office this week, she hopes to see NABJ continue on the path of expanding globally. During her tenure, she has witnessed firsthand how important the need is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my travels in NABJ, the problems we face in terms of racism, in terms of sexism, in terms of negative portrayals of Black people on television and in the media, those are the same kind of issues they face in Brazil, [and] the same kind of issues they even face in parts of Africa,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cI would like to see [the] NABJ Grant of Advocacy be extended to other journalists around this world who need to learn how we do it, how we fight and how we make change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also hopes to see the organization continue developing more partnerships with other outlets and organizations abroad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are the most respected journalism organization in the industry,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cThere are companies out there who, once they know what we do and understand the importance of NABJ, they will be more than happy to support the program that we have.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Sydney Ross After four years, Dorothy Tucker\u2019s presidency of the National Association of Black Journalists comes to an end. 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