March 26th 2023.
Tavis Smiley, host of “Tavis Smiley” on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, donated a total of $20,000 in scholarships to the National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles and the Minority Photo-Journalism Institute. Both of these organizations are aiding African Americans with an interest in journalism and communications to achieve their aspirations and investigate potential career paths.
“The National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles and the Minority Photo-Journalism Institute are making a real impact in our community by helping students to pursue professions in journalism and communications,” expressed Tavis Smiley. “KBLA Talk 1580 is devoted to enlightening, empowering and motivating tomorrow’s reporters, editors and potential talk radio hosts. We hope that our scholarships will make a difference.”
The scholarships were raised at KBLA Talk 1580’s February 28, 2023, Black History Month luncheon in honor of Black legends in Los Angeles media.
“Today’s $10,000 scholarship will assist upcoming Black journalists in Los Angeles to acquire the education and the skills they need to encourage more balanced news coverage of our community,” said jarrett hill, president of NABJLA. “We are grateful to Tavis Smiley and KBLA for their generous contribution.”
“MPJI thanks Tavis Smiley and KBLA 1580 for their kind contribution to help us remain committed to having a positive influence on the lives of young men and women from marginalized backgrounds who wish to learn the profession of photography and photojournalism,” added Haywood Galbreath, photojournalist and founder of MPJI.
About NABJLA
The Los Angeles branch of the National Association of Black Journalists was created in 1980 to provide assistance for Black journalists in the Los Angeles region and promote equal news coverage of the Black community. NABJLA also provides employment opportunity information as well as workshops for high school and college students. Learn more: https://www.nabjla.com
About MPJI:
MPJI, Minority Photo/Journalism Institute and MPJI web site are devoted to developing the careers of young journalism students of color. We are working with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Learn more: https://mpji.org
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