Events

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 […]

The job fair is organized by the DC chapters of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, our newest partner, the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA) and the Journalism & Women Symposium […]

Five Black journalists in DC share true personal stories about the work, pressure, and purpose behind the headlines. We see the headlines. We read the bylines. But what about the stories behind them? On Thursday, April 16, five Black journalists in DC take the stage with Story District to share true personal stories from inside the work of […]

The Washington Association of Black Journalists presents "A Toast to Press Freedom," a celebration of the White House journalists, correspondents and photographers covering this administration.    

D.C. voters will get an opportunity to see candidates face off in a debate setting when qualified contenders for Mayor and D.C. Congressional Delegate take the stage for DCision 2026: D.C. Delegate and Mayoral Debate on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for a full afternoon of debates at Jack Morton Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University (805 21st St NW, […]