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Southwest Atlantans Active in Black Journalists Group

Tenisha Bell (far left) the unopposed candidate for a two-year term as president, is one of several southwest Atlantans who are active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists.

Cascade Patch is pleased to report that southwest Atlanta is well-represented in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists.

At Saturday's monthly meeting at WSB-TV, 1601 W. Peachtree St., Cascade Patch took an informal poll of the 50-plus  attendees and found more than a third were greater southwest Atlanta residents.

The theme of the meeting? The slate for 2012-2014 Board of Directors positions.

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Our community is well-represented at that level, too. On this year's slate is current president Tenisha Bell, a Camp Creek/Cliftondale area resident in the Westlake High School community. Other southwest Atlantans in prominent AABJ leadership roles include Azyre Entertainment founder Tracye Bryant and veteran television personality Angela Robinson, host of "In Contact," a 9 a.m. Sunday WPBA/PBS Channel 30 news and public affairs show that provides an African-American perspective on current events.

AABJ is a direct affiliate of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), one of the largest African-American professional organizations in the country.

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Interested in membership? AABJ is open to students and media professional other than a working journalists. For more information about the organization, visit the AABJ website.


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