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WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists
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WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists
@WABJDC
An organization of 550+ DMV area journalists, media-related professionals, educators and students. President: @phil_lewis_
- Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize winning fashion journalist, has decided to take a buyout at the Washington Post
- When reporters asked how he could blame DEI for the crash with zero evidence, Trump replied: “Because I have common sense and unfortunately a lot of people don't.”Pres Trump suggests laxed Obama era hiring standards and DEI policies at the FAA could be at root of the crash
00:00 - Meanwhile, over at the Department of Education:“We are members of Congress!” Lawmakers attempting to enter the U.S. Department of Education but ED has locked its doors.
00:00 - The @NAACP announced it has decided not to invite Trump to its annual convention, breaking a 116-year tradition
- Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie, Maryland, will close after the 2025 operating season
- After decades, the full African American Civil War Memorial Museum is finally set to open in July
- Congratulations to @GeoffRBennett & @IAmAmnaNawaz as they launch a new and historic chapter as co-anchors of PBS NewsHour @NewsHour Watch: 💻 Online at 6 p.m. Eastern: pbs.org/newshour 📺 On @PBS : to.pbs.org/1XWBoZl
- Washington’s iconic cherry blossom trees have reached peak bloom
- WABJ will honor @Phil_Lewis_, Senior Front Page Editor of the HuffPost, with the 2023 WABJ Young Journalist of Excellence Award. He will be honored at the Special Honors and Scholarship Gala.
- We’re thrilled to announce that @rachelvscott, a senior congressional correspondent for @ABC News, has been selected to receive the 2024 WABJ Young Journalist of Excellence Award. Read full announcement here: wabjdc.org/rachel-scott-t…
- The line to have “Can’t Get Enough” author Kennedy Ryan sign their books at the Mahogany Books festival:
- Happening in DC right now:USAID letters are being removed from the building here in Washington.
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