How Donald Trump Split The Most Prominent Group of Black Journalists in the U.S.

BY  MATT BROWN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online. Journalism organizations for people of color traditionally invite presidential candidates to address their summer gatherings during election years. But Trump’s acceptance of NABJ’s invitation has led at least one high-profile group member to step down as a convention co-chair and others to argue their convention may become a platform for Trump to make false claims or be seen as winning NABJ’s endorsement. Meanwhile, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which represents over 250 African American-owned newspapers and media companies called for the NABJ leadership, to rescind the invitation. Trump will be interviewed at 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday in Chicago by three reporters: Kadia Goba of Semafor, Rachel Scott of ABC News and Harris Faulkner of Fox News. Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee and first Black woman to hold her office, is not currently scheduled to address the convention. A person familiar with her schedule, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Harris campaign was unable to find a time to appear at NABJ...