About BABJ

The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to getting expanded and more balanced media coverage of minorities and increasing minority representation at both the staff and management levels in Western New York newsrooms.

As an affiliate of the National Association of Black Journalists, the world’s largest media organization for people of color, the Buffalo chapter helps minority organizations better utilize the media. The BABJ also monitors media coverage of minorities and reports to the community, and holds workshops for groups that seek media coverage.

The BABJ also prepares minority students for careers in print and broadcast journalism, awards an annual scholarship to African-American students interested in journalism, and sponsors a youth news radio show to teach young people about journalism.