‘It puts everyone in a really bad position’: Black journalists react to Trump joining NABJ panel

Many criticize ex-president's appearance at Black journalists' conference as irresponsible

On Monday night, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Donald Trump will participate in a panel discussion at the organization's annual convention in Chicago, which starts on Wednesday.

The announcement, which said that the Q&A would concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community", was met with swift online backlash from some Black journalists. They decried the decision to invite a presidential candidate who has lambasted Black journalists, led a movement to squash diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and who is responsible for increased anti-journalistic sentiment, including the popularization of the term fake news" to describe factual, but potentially unflattering, reporting.