NABJ President Appoints 15 Members to Special Constitutional Commission
WASHINGTON, DC (August 26, 2013) – The National Association of Black
Journalists (NABJ) is proud to announce the creation of the Special
Constitutional Commission that will examine NABJ’s primary governing
document and recommend changes aimed at guiding the association into the
future.
On Thursday, August 22, 2013, NABJ President Bob Butler appointed NABJ
Founder Allison Davis and Past President Herbert Lowe to lead the
commission. The appointed commission also includes three other members
of the Founders Task Force: Joe Davidson, Paula Madison, and Bryan
Monroe; five members of the Council of Presidents: Barbara Ciara,
Duchesne Drew, Sarah Glover, Marvin Hurst, and Alexis Rogers; and five
at-large members: NABJ Secretary Corey Dade, Cherri Gregg, Wesley
Lowery, Doug Mitchell, and Kim Roberts-Hedgepeth. NABJ Parliamentarian
Cindy George will serve as liaison to the NABJ Board of Directors.
The Commission was created by a motion passed at the 2013 Convention
Business Meeting in Orlando, Florida. NABJ membership directed that the
Commission’s members be selected within 30 days afterward and then
release a report on Commission activities by the end of 2013. President
Butler has pledged to seek out voices and input from all sectors of NABJ
membership.
The Commission will also review the Board of Directors’ operating
procedures in addition to the constitution. Any suggested constitutional
changes are required to be adopted by membership via a special election
at the 2014 Convention and Career Fair in Boston, MA.
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An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the
largest organization for journalists of color in the nation, and
provides career development as well as educational and other support to
its members worldwide. For more information, please visit www.nabj.org.
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