Events

WABJ is teaming up with Wale for Gifted Week 2025! We’re hosting a “State of Black Media” panel on Nov 13th at HQ House.

WABJ is proud to partner with the DC Public Library for its World AIDS Day film screenings and fireside chat. WABJ member Marissa Mitchell of FOX 5 DC will moderate the post-screenings conversations.  This special evening marks 20 years since the release of the groundbreaking film Dirty Laundry, and unveils the new 30-minute short documentary Come Together: Art’s Power for […]

Join the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists DC (NAHJ DC), Asian American Journalists Association Washington D.C. Chapter (AAJA DC), South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA) and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA) for an evening of food, fun and networking at Wild Days-Eaton's […]

The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA), and the FTI Black Employee Network (FTI-BEN) have joined together to spotlight a powerful intersection of culinary arts and international affairs. The exclusive joint event will feature Jeremiah Knight, Deputy Director for the Africa Bureau's Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs US […]

A Black History Month Mixer presented by WABJ and Rémy Martin and curated by MercyC PR In a time when the role of the press feels more urgent than ever, this toast is a gathering dedicated to the media, storytellers, content creators, and culture-shapers who continue to move the truth forward. Location: Realm Rooftop 899 […]

The Conversation Fund is partnering with WABJ this month to host a panel discussion about the importance of preserving historic African American sites and the stories they hold. The panel includes Janette (Jeanette) Howard-Moore, who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday as a teenager, and Phillip Howard of The Conservation Fund, an […]

Join WABJ for its first in-person General Body Meeting of the year on March 13th at 6:30 pm at the True Reformer Building (1200 U St NW Washington, DC 20009). Refreshments will be served. RSVP using this link.

Join us for the NABJ Media-Related Media Institute, March 14, 2026 in College Park, MD A must-attend event for journalists and communicators!  The Institute will take place at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park (1100 Knight Hall), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The most successful media-related professionals aren’t just […]

Metropolitan AME Church invites the community to join in honoring the legacy and impact of the Black Press in America at Black Press Sunday on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM. This special event will take place at Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M St NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Gridiron Club Sunday Reprise: Tickets on Sale Now Our organization has received an invitation to purchase the hottest ticket in town and attend an event that has been a Washington tradition since 1885! The Gridiron Club and Foundation skewers Presidents and congressional leaders, political candidates and journalists at a white-tie dinner on Saturday night. The […]

What if the most important conversations about race, identity, and American values happened in comedy clubs and on television sets? The journey of Black comedy in America is a story of laughter, resistance, and cultural power. This is the central thesis of Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s […]