The SMG Report

NABJ Selects Elise Durham as Its Next Executive Director

by Fred Willis | Aug 7, 2025 | Featured News, Press | 0

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Elise Durham as its next...

It’s a BIG weekend for black journalists in Dallas/Fort Worth

by Fred Willis | May 13, 2022 | Local, Press | 0

Saturday marks a big day for Black journalists in DFW

Sharifah Hardie Launches “Black Guest List” a New Platform Connecting Authority Black Voices with Media Opportunities

by Fred Willis | Dec 2, 2021 | Podcasting, Press, Television | 0

Radio hosts, podcast producers, and television show bookers can use the well-designed interface of the website to find expert guests for interviews.

URBAN ONE, INC. HOSTS WE ARE ONE: MORE THAN A HASHTAG VIRTUAL TOWN HALL FOR INJUSTICES AROUND THE COUNTRY ON THURSDAY, JUNE 4 AT 8 P.M. ET

by Fred Willis | Jun 4, 2020 | Featured News, Press, Radio, Television | 0

Urban One addresses these issues with the We Are One: More Than A Hashtag virtual town hall. Urban One remains committed to being a voice for the community.

NABJ Mourns the Loss of Veteran New Orleans Anchor Nancy Parker

by Fred Willis | Aug 17, 2019 | Featured News, Press | 0

Parker, 53, served as an anchor on daily newscasts at FOX 8 for more than 20 years.

NABJ Mourns the Loss of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison

by Fred Willis | Aug 6, 2019 | Books & Magazines, Featured News, Press | 0

Morrison’s body of work focused on African American life and culture, and she dominated an industry in which depictions of black life were often limited and rooted in stereotype.

Tom Joyner’s Retirement Making Room for New Rickey Smiley Urban AC Show, Debuting January 2nd

by Fred Willis | Jun 28, 2019 | Featured News, Press, Radio | 0

Smiley to take his popular morning show to a new and expanded audience as Tom Joyner retires his groundbreaking Morning Show Today on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Tom introduced listener favorite Rickey Smiley as the successor...

NABJ appalled by Trump’s disrespect of black female journalists

by Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Politics, Press | 0

The NABJ is calling on the president to stop his verbal assault on black women journalists and all journalists, and to provide truthful answers instead of insults.

The Word Network To Air The Celebration Of Life Service For Aretha Franklin

by Staff | Aug 29, 2018 | Aretha Franklin, Celebrity, Featured News, Press | 0

The Word Network, the largest African American religious network in the world, will air the celebration of life service for Aretha Franklin in its entirety.