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May 7, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Political Commentary
Will$President$ Obama’s$Gay$ Marriage$Stance$ Help$or$Hurt$ His$Reelection? By)Justin)A.)Williams President) Barack) Obama) is) now) fully) supporting) gay) marriage.) After) initially) supporting) civil)unions)when) he) was) a) candidate) in) 2008,) he) says) his) position) has) “evolved”)to)a)point)where)he) could) not)in) good) conscience) disagree) with) gays) and) lesbians) having) the) right) to) marry.) Obama) was) under) intense) political) pressure) to) come) forward) with) this) equally) politically) risky) decision.) Before) Obama) announced) his) new) stance,) members) of) his)staff) such) as) Vice) President) Biden) had) already) endorsed) “same) sex) marriage”.) Obama) explained) his)position)by)telling)how)he) felt) strongly) after) years) of) dialogue)with)friends,)family,)
President Obama making historic announcement
…..recent$polls$reveal$that$support$for$same$sex$ marriage$has$steadily$climbed$to$50%$from$39%$for$ African$Americans$and$to$57%$for$people$ages$18L34,$a$ good$40%$of$the$country$in$total$is$opposed$to$same$sex$ marriage.
the) Mrs.) Obama) and) his) two) daughters) that) if) American) citizens) were) to) be) equal) to) each)other)in) the) eyes)of) the) president,) the) law) and) each) other,)that)gays)and) lesbians) had) the) right) to) share) in) the) marriage)experience.) President) Obama’s) support) of) gay) marriage) could) potentially) blow) a) g a p i n g) h o l e) i n t o) t h e) reelection) campaign.) His) opponents) in)the) Republican) Party) have) held) the) more) t r a d i t i o n a l) s t a n c e) o n) marriage,) maintaining) that)it) be) respected) as) a) union) b e t w e e n) a) m a n) a n d) a) woman.) ) With) this) preL) election) season)being) critical) to) the) president’s) legacy,) he) may) have) shot) his) silver) bullet)too)soon. ) Polls) are) often) the) best) source) for) assessing) ideological) change) in) a) country.) However,) recent) polls) reveal) that) support) for) same) sex) marriage) has) steadily) climbed) to) 50%) f r o m) 3 9 %) f o r) A f r i c a n) Americans) and) to) 57%) for) people) ages) 18L34,) a) good) 40%)of)the)country)in)total)is) o p p o s e d) t o) s a m e) s e x) Continued To Page 6
NYABJ Hosts 24Th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet The$ New$ York$ Association$ of$ Black$ Journalists$ will$ recognized$ the$ work$ of$ more$ than$ 40$ journalists,$ including$ a$ special$ honor$ to$ former$ diversity$ advocate$ Robert$ Naylor,$and$ payed$ tribute$ to$ the$ late$ Gil$ Noble$ at$ its$ 24th$ Annual$ Scholarship$ and$ Awards$Banquet. $$ The$ event$ was$ held$ $ at$ the$ historic$ Audubon$ Ballroom,$ now$ known$ as$ the$ Malcolm$ X$ &$ Dr.$ Betty$ Shabazz$ Memorial$ and$ Educational$ Center$ in$ the$ Washington$ Heights$ section$ of$ Manhattan.$ The$ evening,$ which$ was$ hosted$ by$ WNBC's$ Pat$ Battle$ and$ Black$ Enterprise's$ Shannon$
Lanier,$ $ raised$ funds$ for$ NYABJ's$ college$ scholarship$fund. $$ Among$the$winners$included$CNN,$The$ Grio,$ the$ New$ York$ Amsterdam$ News,$ Bloomberg$News,$the$Wall$ Street$ Journal,$BET,$ Essence$ Magazine,$ News$ 12$ (Long$ Island/ Westchester),$ CBS,$ Verizon$ FiOS$ 1$ News,$ the$ New$York$Post$and$WGBO. $$ "NYABJ$ is$ thrilled$ to$ present$ well] deserved$ awards$to$ all$of$our$ winners$and$also$ recognize$two$ luminaries$in$our$ field$—$Robert$ Naylor$ and$ the$ late$ Gil$ Noble,"$ said$ NYABJ$ President$ Michael$ J.$ Feeney.$ "From$ News$ 12$ Westchester's$ coverage$ of$ the$ Danroy$ Henry$ killing$ to$ CNN's$ coverage$ of$ the$ Dr.$ Martin$ Luther$ King$ Jr.$ monument$ dedication$ to$ recording$ artist$ Beyonce$ Knowles'$ Essence$ magazine$ article$ about$ how$ a$ nine]month$ break$ changed$ her$ life,$ we$ congratulate$ everyone."
$$ Robert$ Naylor,$who$ spent$ more$ than$ 30$ years$ as$ a$ reporter,$ editor,$ and$ news$ executive$ for$ newspapers,$ television$ stations$ —$and$most$recently$The$Associated$Press$—$is$ the$recipient$of$the$2012$Lifetime$Achievement$ Award$ for$ his$ tireless$ efforts$ as$ a$ diversity$ advocate$to$helping$other$minorities$break$into$ the$ news$ industry.$ Naylor$ spent$ most$ of$ his$ career$ at$ the$ Associated$ Press$ where$ he$ became$ the$ second$ black$ bureau$ chief$ and$ later$Chair$of$the$AP$Diversity$Council. $$ NYABJ$ will$ also$ payed$ tribute$ to$ Gil$ Noble,$legendary$television$journalist$and$long] time$host$of$WABC]TV$New$York's$public$affairs$ program$Like$It$Is,$who$passed$away$in$April$at$ the$age$of$80.$Noble,$a$four]time$Emmy$Award$ winner,$was$born$in$Harlem$and$ joined$WABC] TV$in$1967$as$a$reporter$ and$ later$became$an$ anchor$ of$ its$ weekend$ newscasts.$ A$ few$ months$later,$Noble$became$ host$of$ Like$ It$ Is,$ which$ featured$ interviews$ and$ commentary$ Continued To Page 13
Cheryl Wills, NYABJ Dinner Chair and Michael J. Feeney, President, NYABJ. photo- Alonzo Boldin .