ain’t going no where,’ Tre’vell tells supporters

Jump from preceding page Anderson said he was disappointed, but knew the race would be an uphill battle.

“I ain’t going nowhere,” Anderson said to the room. “You know that, so get ready.”

Lemon, who works at WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, most recently served his second term as NABJ vice president of broadcast. He has received three Emmys, two AP awards, and an NAACP Image Award.

Before taking his position as vice president of broadcast, Lemon, who is also chairman of the Black Male Media Project, was a two-term president of the North Carolina Association of Black Journalists, NABJ Region III Director.

Tre’vell Anderson is a two-term NABJ Region IV Director, former president of the Los Angeles chapter of NABJ, and has co-chaired the NABJ LGBTQ+ Task Force since 2017. Anderson (who uses they/them pronouns) is an independent journalist, writer and host of two podcasts: Crooked Media’s “What A Day’’ and Maximum Fun’s“FANTI.”

Anderson emphasized he was ready to make changes in NABJ with his campaign platform based on “meeting this moment, and the next.”

Lemon reflected on the importance of NABJ’s role in the current political moment before the election results were announced.

“They’re trying to erase our history, “ Lemon said to the NABJ Monitor. “We’re the tellers of history - the keepers of history. We need to do everything we can to make sure we stay around.”

Of the additional contested board races, Amir Vera was voted into a second term as vice president of digital over Vance Lang. Grant Hines was voted student representative over two opponents, Alex Perry and Anthony Council.

A ll proposed amendments pass

T he four proposed amendments selected for the ballot were passed, including two controversial ones that stirred debate between members.

Eighty-three percent of voters (561 votes) voted “yes” on proposal No. 3, which “formalizes an appeal process” for members of NABJ who violate the organization’s code of conduct and code of ethics.

Eighty-four percent of voters (563 votes) voted “yes” on proposal No. 4, which establishes an official quorum for the annual NABJ business meeting. The language for the quorum amendment states that 51% of a majority of the voting membership must be registered at the convention, and no less than 5% of that number must be present at the business meeting for any resolution to take effect.

Eighty-eight percent of voters (509 votes), voted “yes” on proposal No. 1, which states that NABJ board members are prohibited from accepting any salary from the NABJ. Board members are only allowed to receive compensation for preapproved expenses that relate directly to their board service.

Eighty-five percent of voters (573 votes), voted “yes” on proposal No. 2, which allows emerging professionals to be eligible to serve on the NABJ Board of Directors, but not the NABJ executive board. Emerging professionals are classified as having less than five years of experience in the journalism industry and will be unable to hold positions of president, VP Broadcast, VP Print, VP Digital, secretary, treasurer, and parliamentarian.

Kathryn Styer Martinez contributed to this report

The story in the Aug. 4 issue of The Monitor about the NABJ/ NAHJ 2024 joint convention split has been updated online to reflect requests made by NAHJ regarding its decision to meet jointly to celebrate its 40th anniversary alone, include a response from NAHJ President Yvette Cabrera and to clarify NABJ Executive Director Drew Berry’s opinion on the 2024 joint convention split in Chicago. Find it at http:// nabjmonitor.com/2023/.

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