BUFFALO, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2020) — The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists is pleased to kick off our inaugural Black film series with a preview screening of filmmaker Addison Henderson’s recently released film G.O.D. filmed using local crews and actors and edited last summer right here in Western New York. At our inaugural event, Henderson along with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown…
The Buffalo Association of Black Journalist is excited to share news about incoming talent to stations across our market. Jhas Williams joins WIVB-TV Channel 4 as a morning traffic anchor starting September 7. WIVB News Director Lisa Polster also announced meteorologist Jonathan Cubit has been promoted from digital meteorologist to an on-air position. You can now find him on the…
“Massey, who lives on Jefferson Avenue, hosts a weekly web-based workshop based on Robin DiAngelo’s book “White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism.” A budding business as a public speaker took an unexpected turn during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now about 50 people tune in via Zoom each Sunday for her workshops, which are designed…
Two years ago, there were six Black people on-air across the four television news stations in Buffalo. Our market had no Black news anchors. The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists shifted our stance from just calling for more diversity to actively taking part in helping our newsrooms better represent our communities. We were vocal. We were direct. Leadership in our…
Check out this feature on News 4 WIVB Buffalo Anchor Shannon Smith ! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE
“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross has been in need of more blood donations, but particularly from people from diverse communities,” says BABJ Parliamentarian and #SickleCellWarrior Karys Belger. “The donations are especially important when helping people with certain conditions that are prevalent in communities of color” – such as Sickle Cell Disease, which can lead to organ failure.…
SCHOLARSHIP: The Romeo Doyle Muhammad scholarship is open to students of color who will graduate from high school in June 2020 and will attend college in the fall of 2020. Applications are due by July 6. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION
“During this pandemic, I have learned that Buffalo definitely comes together, from feeding families in need and checking on neighbors to supporting health care workers,” says Yasmin Young, WBLK-FM’s new brand manager. “If this is really not the City of Good Neighbors, we’d know it by now! I think we have lived up to that moniker.” CLICK HERE TO READ…
The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists issue the following statement demanding immediate action from Charter Communications to investigate claims of mistreatment of our members and ethical concerns out of the Spectrum News Buffalo newsroom.