The co-chairman of the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention resigned over the group’s decision to host former President Donald Trump at its convention and career fair.
Trump, the Republican nominee for president, is scheduled to speak to attendees of the NABJ convention in Chicago on Wednesday.
NABJ said it has also invited Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic presidential nominee.
The co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention resigned Tuesday in apparent response to the group’s decision to have former President Donald Trump address her at its convention and career fair in Chicago, among other factors.
“To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best,” NABJ24 convention co-chair Karen Attia wrote in a social media post announcing her decision to step down. “To everyone else, I look forward to meeting and reconnecting with you all in the Windy City.”
Columnist Atiya wrote, “Although my decision was influenced by various factors, I was not involved in, nor consulted with, the decision to platform Trump in such a format.” and human rights issues.
Donald Trump and his father, Fred Trump, were sued by the Justice Department in 1973 for discriminating against black tenants at their New York housing complex because of their race.
Donald Trump has noted that he and his father “pleaded not guilty” to the case two years later.