We were approved by the Board of Directors of the National Association of Black Journalists in October 2023 as its only affiliate chapter in Philadelphia.
Joined November 2023
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This is a moment to show up! NABJ Philadelphia is launching a $10K Challenge Grant for the Michael I. Days Scholarship Fund—and every donation will be matched
by the @lenfestinst
That means your support has double the impact. Let’s meet the match!
bit.ly/mikedaysscholarship
Our membership meeting on Wed. Jan. 7 is something special:
A major announcement will be made about a donation to the Michael I. Days Scholarship
The meeting starts at 6:30pm Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at The Philadelphia Inquirer, 100 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 600 Phila.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
On this last day of the year, NABJ-Philadelphia takes a look back at what we accomplished, the dear president we lost and our ability to keep moving forward.
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Our holiday soiree. Good fun, good people, good cheer. A beautiful way to cap 2025.
Happy Holidays!
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It’s our annual holiday party this Wed, Dec. 3, 2025, & we’d love to see you. Details below. This will also be the last chance to vote for the new NABJ Philly Board. This party is in place of our monthly meeting.
Pls RSVP so we can get a head count: [email protected].
In a story Monday about the owner of a Philly real estate firm behind an $82M scheme, @PhillyInquirer
used a photo of a Black woman — herself a victim.
The optics were troubling and we are calling the paper out. This is Unacceptable!
Read the story:
inquirer.com/news/abc-capita…
Ready for viewing is a video of the memorial for Mike Days at WHYY
Studios on Nov. 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. You can view the memorial on
our YouTube page here:
youtube.com/watch?v=8tCdiCdo…
Attend our monthly membership meeting at 6:30pm, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the Philadelphia Inquirer, 100 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 600, Philadelphia 19106.
RSVP [email protected].
Renew or join NABJ Philly for 2026 nabj-philadelphia.org/join-u…
Mentors are needed for the 2026 Acel Moore High School Journalism Workshop held in February @PhillyInquirer. The program was founded by Acel Moore & brings in high school students to spend 4 Saturdays getting hands-on instruction.
More info acel-moore.com/
A final public goodbye to Mike Days will be held at a memorial service from 5pm-7:30pm Nov. 10, 2025, at WHYY Studios, 150 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia 19106
Register here: bit.ly/mikedaysmemorialservi…
Donate to Michael I. Days Scholarship bit.ly/mikedaysscholarship
NABJ-Philadelphia retweeted
A Second Chance to Pay Tribute to Michael Days tinyurl.com/4n3f3xpm #journalism #journalismsNEWS @mikedays @BlkCathlicMsngr
@natemup @JeniceArmstrong @nabjphilly #rememberingMike #michaeldays #nabjphilly
NABJ Philly is seeking volunteers for our Nov 10 event honoring Mike Days. Please join us in this final farewell to Mike. You can volunteer by contacting us: [email protected].
You can register for the event here:
support.whyy.org/page/89924/…
#rememberingMike
Celebrate the life of Mike Days at a memorial service from 5pm-7:30pm Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at WHYY Studios, 150 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia 19106.
The event is free & open to the public, but registration is required. bit.ly/mikedaysmemorialservi…
bit.ly/mikedaysscholarship
We’re excited to present Errin Haines, @NABJ NABJ’s new president, as the guest speaker at our Nov. 5 membership meeting.
You can attend the meeting via Zoom:
bit.ly/nabjphillynov2025meet…
RSVP: [email protected]
Please support: bit.ly/mikedaysscholarship
If you are unable to attend @mikedays Mike Days' funeral services, they will be livestreamed starting at 11:45 am Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
Please share and help spread the word. Mike was loved by many.
#rememberingMike
#michaeldays
#nabjphilly
NABJ-Philadelphia retweeted
Michael Days, a veteran editor and the first Black person to head the Philadelphia Daily News, has died at 72 after suffering a heart attack at his home in New Jersey.
The devout Black Catholic was known for his staunch promotion of diversity in media. blackcatholicmessenger.org/m…
NABJ-Philadelphia retweeted
Charles Barkley and Shaq mock Joel Embiid, praise VJ Edgecombe in ESPN debut ebx.sh/SOwTPf
We are proud
to announce a scholarship fund for our friend @mikedays Michael I. Days as a way to carry on his legacy after his untimely death on Oct. 18, 2025.
Pleass donate heartily so that more young journalists can follow in Mike's path!
bit.ly/mikedaysscholarship
Please share your photos of Michael Days with the family. You may share up to five photos in email attachment by emailing [email protected]. If you have more photos then send an email and a Dropbox will be sent back to you. Thank you.
