Quote:As I covered extensively on Saturday, the dam is breaking in terms of Blacks and their presumed lockstep support of the Democrat Party. This is particularly prescient among Black men, who have become quite vocal about no longer supporting the party and its aims, which are counter to their concerns and issues. Fox Digital interviewed attendees at a July 27 Grand Rapids, MI, Trump Rally, and they sounded off about what the Democrat Party gets wrong about them.

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Something else is causing a stir among the Black intelligentsia. Some are highly upset that the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) plans to have a conversation with former President and GOP nominee Donald Trump at their annual Convention & Career Fair in Chicago.

NABJ president Ken Lemon made it clear that this is nothing out of the norm—for decades, the NABJ has invited presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle to attend. Some have chosen to attend, while others have not. Vice President and selected Democrat nominee for president Kamala Harris was also invited. The NAJB said in their announcement that her confirmation is "pending." So, this conversation is not an endorsement of Trump or any other candidate, but an opportunity for a group of small outlet and large outlet journalists to dig into facts and information on issues that matter to Black Americans and present those to their readers and followers, as opposed to relying on the major newsfeeds like AP and Reuters.

While NABJ does not endorse political candidates as a journalism organization, we understand the serious work of our members, and welcome the opportunity for them to ask the tough questions that will provide the truthful answers Black Americans want and need to know.

The NABJ convention opens on Wednesday, July 31, and they will host the Trump conversation at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump will participate in a conversation with journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention & Career Fair during its opening day in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, at noon CST.

Trump will engage in a Q&A with political journalists before an audience of registered convention attendees that will concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community.

The event will be moderated by Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News; Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner Focus and co-host of Outnumbered on FOX News; and Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor.

The three Black female journalists moderating the discussion represent Left, Right, and independent or centrist journalism. So, where's the problem? Well, the fact that Fox News senior correspondent and Faulkner Focus host Harris Faulkner isn't considered a serious journalist by certain members of the NABJ. And even though the announcement clearly states there will be a Q&A for other journalists to submit their questions, the hue and cry of "Trump lies," "Trump is evil," ad infinitum has populated the comments and replies on the NABJ Headquarters X announcement. The event hasn't even happened yet, and the gatekeepers of Democrat orthodoxy are eliciting their displeasure. How dare the NABJ have a sit down with a convicted felon and insurrectionist?

Bringing Trump's evil into a Black safe space? Clutch the pearls!

This Auntie is all types of confused over this move, not to mention appalled.

The last time I checked, that used to be what journalists did: amplify the news on presidential candidates so that every voter, no matter what their political leanings, is informed. "Pulitzer nominee" Carron J. Phillips really let it be known that whoever organized this lacks intellectual muster.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington Correspondent Tia Mitchell was a co-organizer and clapped back at Phillips.

I helped make this call. And it’s in line with invitations NABJ has sent to every presidential candidate for decades. But continue to go off on your feed. I’ll continue to work to create opportunities for journalists to interview the potential next President.

As she should, because this is called responsible journalism. But some people refuse to be placated and are entrenched in their indoctrination.

I understand the concerns about Trump. Which is why we selected a group of badass journalists to ask him questions, creating a rare opportunity to dig into his vision for America and ask Qs. We cannot ignore someone who could be the next leader of the free world.

It is telling that after the announcement went out on Monday and the kerfuffle that followed, Mitchell has locked down her account.

Dr. Nikki Johnson called it as she saw it. The elites, Black or otherwise, are not happy about Black people being informed.

Most surprising, the editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had Mitchell's back. It should not be a point of controversy and debate that a leading presidential candidate is allowed a platform where journalists get to ask him questions and he answers them. It should be the norm. When did we lose sight of that?

The event will not be open to the public but will be live-streamed on the National Association of Black Journalist’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

The other recent development comes from Black Twitter and a more vocal contingent of Black male conservatives who were appalled by the White Dudes for Kamala Harris call on Monday night. So, they decided to mount their own ZOOM call on Tuesday night titled: "Black People Against Kamala Harris."

Allegedly Over 50,000 people joined the White Dudes For Kamala Zoom from all across the country. We are fighting this propaganda to show them what real support is. We encourage you to join the influential Black Women and Men in this call to prove that majority of America is against Kamala Harris.

Expected to join the call are Judge Joe Brown, actor and activist Isaiah Washington, founder of the X School for Boys King Randall, Veteran and activist Billy Ray Todd, FL District 24 candidate Lavern Spicer, Veteran and podcaster Rob Smith, and a number of other prominent and lesser-known Black conservative voices.

We are honored to have you join us in securing this election, they have the LIES but we have the NUMBERS.

Only time will tell whether the outcry matches the number of actual voters and which candidate will benefit from this engagement. But know this: it is no longer business as usual for Blacks in the political space.

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Quote:Some are highly upset that the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) plans to have a conversation with former President and GOP nominee Donald Trump at their annual Convention…

…the hue and cry of "Trump lies," "Trump is evil," ad infinitum has populated the comments and replies on the NABJ Headquarters X announcement…

…How dare the NABJ have a sit down with a convicted felon and insurrectionist?

They *know* they are losing control of the narrative. Losing control of what information goes viral and what information sits on the shelf. The reactions will be glorious.

This is a good move from the Trump campaign. Go where eagles dare. I'd have him appear at an HBCU making appeal for young black voters. Let no stone unturned.

Yep, he can only gain voters from these interactions. Maybe not many, but you can’t lose what you didn’t have, so only upside.

(07-30-2024 05:31 PM)shere khan Wrote:  National Assoc. of Black Journalists

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At least Harris Faulkner will be a moderator.

(07-30-2024 09:44 PM)banker Wrote:  Yep, he can only gain voters from these interactions. Maybe not many, but you can’t lose what you didn’t have, so only upside.

Agree, with one caveat:

Let’s all just hope that he understands that this is really not the time or place for playful riffing - - as in “vote for me this time, and you’ll never need to vote again”.

(07-30-2024 08:16 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  This is a good move from the Trump campaign. Go where eagles dare. I'd have him appear at an HBCU making appeal for young black voters. Let no stone unturned.

Too bad students are mostly all gone.
I’d tell him to barnstorm ALL of the HBCU’s, 2 a day when possible. Maybe late August/Sept would work.

As the saying goes, showing up is half the game.
Anyone think knee pads would dare do that? I say NO way she would even try.

She’s a total fraud and they know it.

Woof, DJT stepped into a brood of vipers.

(07-31-2024 01:40 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  Woof, DJT stepped into a brood of vipers.

Yeah, I agree. I eventually had to change the channel because I can't stand the ABC reporter or the other one. I knew Harris Faulkner of Fox News was going to be a lot more fair than the other two. I was watching because she did a good job interviewing Trump hours before the assassination attemp. But the two leftist harpies joining her? Nah. They would toss softball questions to Kamala Harris.

(07-31-2024 01:40 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  Woof, DJT stepped into a brood of vipers.

I watched the last half of it. Trump didn't do himself any favors. Two of the 3 journalists asking questions were somewhat hostile (Harris Faulkner was the third), and Trump didn't handle it well.

He got combative with the questioners, told them they were asking nasty questions, etc.

He also rambled on a lot, and switched almost every answer back around to immigration.

He also stepped in it by talking about Kamala Harris not being black, that she identified as Indian until it became convenient for her to be black.

That went over like a lead balloon.

He also said he was the best president for black people since Abraham Lincoln. That was a mistake, got some cat calls.

For the time I watched, I thought he did a bad job. He didn't understand his audience. The MSM is going to blast him for a bunch of different sound bites.

Also, I missed this part, but he was delayed for about 35 minutes. The journalists and the audience thought that was Trump's fault, but it turned out to be an audio system issue. Through the entire interview, he couldn't hear Faulkner on the other side of the stage, and she could not hear him.

Now Fox is saying Trump inquired if he could use Zoom to do the meeting, and they said no. Now it has been announced that Kamala Harris, if she comes, will be allowed to do it by Zoom.

Tarlov is having a meltdown on air about how bad Trump was.

MacCallum is saying the two interviewers were unnecessarily hostile.

Oh man...can you imagine if he had to actually take questions from anyone other than Fox, et. al.

If you guys in his cult aren't nervous yet, you should be.

And has anyone noticed that trumps combover seems to be missing quite a bit of substance lately? Must be all that low pressure shower heads.

They segregate themselves by color then clutch their pearls when he answers their questions using their own divisive metrics

Are there any male black journalists??? Or are there only females that are openly seething with rage like the chick in the blue???

(07-31-2024 02:01 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  They segregate themselves by color then clutch their pearls when he answers their questions using their own divisive metrics

Sure, go with that.

So how many female blacks did Trump lose? Probably 80% of them are voting for the fake black woman with the parrot laugh.

(07-31-2024 01:59 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Oh man...can you imagine if he had to actually take questions from anyone other than Fox, et. al.

If you guys in his cult aren't nervous yet, you should be.

And has anyone noticed that trumps combover seems to be missing quite a bit of substance lately? Must be all that low pressure shower heads.

"Other than Fox?" Did you even watch the event? Faulkner was there, but the other two were openly hostile. What were YOU watching?

(07-31-2024 02:06 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

YOU GO TIM MILLER... whoever the he!! you are.

(07-31-2024 02:10 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(07-31-2024 02:06 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

YOU GO TIM MILLER... whoever the he!! you are.

Per his Twitter, he's a gay MSNBC never Trumper. I imagine that regardless what Trump had said, that guy would have posted the same.