Advocates for Media Diversity

During the programming, Phil Lewis, deputy editor at HuffPost and Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) president, conducted a panel about artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting its tools and benefits, discussing areas of concern, and promoting how the technology can shape content produced by the Black Press. There is so much talk about AI right now and how we use [it]. I think of AI as a partner, but a very unreliable partner,” Lewis said. Read the full story by The Washington Informer’s Kree Anderson here.

Philip Lewis, president of the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), said he was heartened by the message. “I know we’re on the right path by making sure that students are doing what they need to do to become the next journalists. I’m excited about it,” said Lewis. 
”WABJ is in a unique position, especially in the nation’s capital, to advocate and support our journalists and continue to grow.” “The Black Press is just as important today as it was 199 years ago,” he continued. “And even in the most

During Black Press Day 2026, held on the campus of Howard University on March 18, one recurring theme shared by featured speakers was the importance of providing more opportunities for intergenerational conversations among members of the Black Press. Pictured is Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO, NNPA, an icon from the Civil Rights Movement, and Phil Lewis, Washington Association of Black Journalists, president, who moderated a fireside chat about the essential integration of AI in Black Press newsrooms during the program and who represents the cadre of young