Many criticize ex-president’s appearance at Black journalists’ conference as irresponsible
On Monday night, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Donald Trump will participate in a panel discussion at the organization’s annual convention in Chicago, which starts on Wednesday.
The announcement, which said that the Q&A would “concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community”, was met with swift online backlash from some Black journalists. They decried the decision to invite a presidential candidate who has lambasted Black journalists, led a movement to squash diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and who is responsible for increased anti-journalistic sentiment, including the popularization of the term “fake news” to describe factual, but potentially unflattering, reporting.
Tiffany Walden, a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The TRiiBE, a digital platform that focuses on Black Chicago, told the Guardian that NABJ’s decision was “irresponsible”.
Sounds like something you could say about nearly anything the man has done that impacts anyone other than himself.
Personally, I understand their concerns, but I also think in the end it’s just going to be a good opportunity for Trump to show his ass and then strut around like he’s done something we should all be impressed by. (as usual)
If he can refrain from saying the N-word I’ll be mighty impressed.
Mr. Trump tries code switching
I think he’ll manage that, but I wonder how many times he will mention “the blacks” or “the coloreds.” I wouldn’t be surprised at all to here a “you people” or two.