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As the National Association of Black Journalists celebrates its 35th Anniversary, one of its founders is stressing the continued need for our organization and its training and job opportunities as we more forward into this age of multimedia.
NABJ, the nation's largest organization of journalists of color, was founded in our nation's capital by 44 men and women on Dec. 12, 1975. Its mission always has been to encourage diversity in newsrooms across the country on every level of production from news intern to executive.
"NABJ has always had a clear mission and has stayed focused on that mission through all of its leaders through the years," said NABJ Founder Sandra Dawson Long, who is vice president news operations for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com.
"Pushing for diversity in every segment of our newsrooms...