Hofstra University Association of Black Journalists

The Hofstra University Association of Black Journalists, better known as HUABJ, is an organization focused toward the development of minorities on campus in the various fields of communication. Hofstra University's Association of Black Journalists, better known as HUABJ, is an organization focused toward the development of minorities on campus in the various fields of communication.

• It is inte

nded to serve as a networking tool between aspiring and professional journalists.

• Its role on Hofstra’s campus is to exchange ideas and information with people and organizations concerned with people of color in the media and to critique the media’s portrayals of minorities in their respective presentations.

• HUABJ also works with professors and administrators to make the curricula of the University’s journalism department relevant to the coverage of minority communities.

• To sensitize local media to institutional racism in their coverage and employment practices.

• To assist the local community in its understanding of media. Membership in HUABJ is open to students without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, s*x, s*xual orientation or disability.