A Conversation... Maintaining Your Mental Health While Working in the Newsroom
2022-04-23 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
RSVP to receive link: cfabjevents@outlook.com

A Welcome Back to Monica May
2022-05-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Star 94.5, 4192 N John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL, United States
RSVP no later than May 4th, 2022. Please RSVP to angela.schlesman@cmg.com
Includes private performance by Charles Jenkins

CFABJ Executive Board Meeting
2022-05-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-09 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-09-08 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-11-10 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates

CFABJ Membership Meeting
2022-05-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-09 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-13 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-09-10 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-08 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-11-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 and 2 more dates

ZORA! Festival 2022
2022-06-04 - 2022-06-05
For Immediate Release:
Eatonville, FL– January 20, 2022 – The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.) announced this morning, modifications to the Festival’s Season Kick-off programming at the 33rd Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival 2022).
Winfred Chad McKendrick, President of P.E.C.’s Governing Board stated, “After extensive consultation with the festival’s stakeholders, community leaders and Mrs. N.Y. Nathiri, P.E.C.’s Executive Director, our Board has chosen to reschedule the Outdoor Festival of the Arts to June 4 – 5, due to the surge in Covid infections in Central Florida. While we looked forward to this year’s celebrations with great anticipation, we know that the health of our festival attendees and our community is of paramount importance. We are pleased that George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will perform on Saturday, June 4 and that Kim Waters and Tom Browne will also return on Sunday, June 5, a line-up fitting to the kick-off weekend of Black Music Month and celebrate the musical genius of people of African ancestry.”
McKendrick also stated that the organization will honor tickets purchased for the January Outdoor Festival in June. Also, ticket purchases can be refunded in full. Patrons wishing a refund of their Outdoor Festival tickets should visit www.zorafestival.org and follow the prompts for Refunds.
P.E.C.’s Immediate Past President of the board Marie-Jose Francois, MD, MPH, CHES, President/CEO Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention, Inc., informed the board stating, “It is wise for PEC to reschedule the Zora Outdoor Festival to June 4 and 5, 2022 due to the emergence of the OMICRON variant, which now makes up to 95% of COVID-19 in the United States, and the winter surge cases of COVID -19 skyrocketing overall. We need to look at the health of the community first. A large gathering like the Zora Festival could be a mass spreader event enabling the rapid transmission of the virus. By being in very close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated puts people at a higher risk when they are closer than 6 feet apart from others for longer periods of time.”
N.Y. Nathiri, Executive Director of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community added, “The annual ZORA! Festival is so important because this event provides a space for the general public to enjoy the finest arts and humanities programming in a safe and inspiring environment. At this time, when the stresses and strains of every-day life can present sometimes seemingly overwhelming challenges, what a joy it is to bring together the human family, where guests can learn about and enjoy the cultural contributions which people of African ancestry have made to the United States and to the world.”
“While the Outdoor Festival of the Arts has been rescheduled, the 2022 ZORA! Festival Season, with the 33rd Annual ZORA! Festival is presenting a rich array of virtual programming that is attracting a global audience. In the week coming up, we see the power of that programming in full display,” said N.Y. Nathiri.
Scheduled ZORA! Festival virtual programming for January includes the following:

The 3rd Annual Africa – America Women’s Economic Forum (AAWEF), taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, the 25th & 26th, will be a 100% virtual event, with participants from Nigeria, Ghana, and other locations on the African continent, as well as from all over the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Caribbean. The AAWEF, will showcase the strength of collaboration with partners such as Prosper Africa, a 17-inter-agency initiative of the federal government, along with Rollins College, Access Bank of Nigeria, and the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University
The Seminole State College Speaker Series featuring Dr Rebecca Wanzo takes place on Wednesday, January 26th.
The Afrofuturism Conference, sponsored by the UCF College of Arts and Humanities, will also be virtual. Held on Thursday and Friday, the 27th & 28th, the conference theme is Afrofuturism in the Visual Realm.
Virtual programming in the January schedule will also be the focus for secondary school youngsters. Examples are the 9th Annual ZORA! STEM Conference for Middle School Students, another P.E.C. collaborative project, with partners Orange County Public Schools, Valencia College, Orlando Science Center, the UCF College of Medicine, the National Center for Simulation, and Florida High Tech Corridor. Another virtual offering will be an author presentation sponsored by the Orange County Library System.

Information about all these programs is available at www.zorafestival.org.
Media Contacts:
Terri Vismale-Morris
Public Relations Director
33rd Annual ZORA! Festival
tvmorris@new-ideas-images.com
Adrienne Noel
Media Relations Manager
33rd Annual ZORA! Festival
anoel@marketingmindsatwork.com
Chet Glover
Media Consultant
33rd Annual ZORA! Festival
chetglover@aol.com

Juneteenth Celebration
2022-06-16 14:00 - 22:00 | Live Oak Ballroom, 4115 Pyxis Ln, Orlando, FL, 32816, United States
MSC & the Cultural Center presents JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONThursday, June 16th, 2022
Performances, Organizations, Attractions, Food & DrinksDoors open at 2 PM

Cause a Scene for a Good Cause
2022-07-13 | Blaze Pizza, 4100 N Alafaya Trail, Suite 113, Orlando, FL, 32826, United States
Cause a Scene for a Good Cause
National Association of Black Journalists – USF
Date: July 13th, 2022
Time: All Day!
Location: UCF 4100 N Alafaya Trail, Suite 113, Orlando, FL 32826
Order Mode: In-Restaurant, Blaze Pizza App, blazepizza.com
TWO WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION: In restaurant or Online – APP/ONLINE, Use Promo Code 1071A
In-Restaurant: Bring the flyer or show it on your phone before paying.
Online Orders: Orders must be placed online via Blaza Pizza App or blazepizza.com. Enter code 1071A in to the ‘Promo Code’ field at checkout to have your transaction count toward the fundraiser. If entered correctly, you’ll see a $0.01 discount applied to your check, which confirms that 20% of your transaction will be counted into the total donation. VALID FOR PICK-UP, CURBSIDE, & CARRYOUT ONLY

Summer Brunch and Convention Send-Off
2022-07-23 11:30 - 14:00 | Dexter’s Birdland, 595 W Church St Suite E, Orlando, FL, 32805, United States
CFABJ July 23rd Meet and Greet Brunch
This year’s summer brunch will be held at Dexter’s Birdland near downtown Orlando on Saturday, July 23rd from 11:30AM until 2:00PM.
This brunch meet and greet will also serve as our send-off to the NABJ & NAHJ Convention in Las Vegas. It doesn’t matter if you are going to the national convention or not, we would still love to have you come out to Dexter’s to fellowship with us on July 23rd.

NABJ - NAHJ Convention and Career Fair
2022-08-03 - 2022-08-07
JOIN US*
Changing the Game, Rompiendo Barreras
The #NABJNAHJ22 Convention & Career Fair is the premier conference for journalism education, career development, networking, and industry innovation, attracting leaders and influencers in journalism, media, technology, business, health, arts, and entertainment. The nation’s top journalists, media executives, journalism educators, public relations professionals, and students will gather on Aug. 3-7, 2022.
The #NABJNAHJ22 Career Fair draws hundreds of recruiters from top media companies and journalism schools from across the country and around the world.
Innovators, influencers and industry leaders have attended our conventions each year, addressing thousands of attendees. Special guests and speakers have included then-Sen. (President) Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, then-Vice President (President) Joseph R. Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, former RNC Chairs Michael Steele and Reince Priebus, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Ava Duvernay, Tyler Perry, Chance the Rapper, Hill Harper, and Michael B. Jordan.
Join us for innovative programs, expert presenters and networking opportunities as NABJ members, partners, colleagues, and supporters come together to make history.
All sessions, workshops, plenaries, forums, networking activities, meal events and our high-demand career fair will be held on-site.
Registration and special event ticket purchases will be announced in the coming weeks. Please check this space for updates.
Also, follow NABJ and NAHJ on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook for updates!
**This event is scheduled to be in-person, pending local, state and CDC guidelines. Vaccination verification is required to attend the convention and register. Learn more here.

CFABJ Candidate Forum
2022-10-19 19:00 - 21:30 | Shiloh Baptist Church of Orlando, 580 West Jackson Street, Orlando, FL, 32805, United States

Holiday Social Brunch
2022-12-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Something Fishy Seafood Restaurant, 249 SR-436 W, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32714, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
2023-01-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Orange County Courthouse, 425 North Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
To The Central Florida Community:
The Southwest Orlando Jaycees cordially invites you to participate in the 39th Annual Downtown Orlando Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 10:00AM. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an integral part of the Civil Rights Movement which laid the foundation for the equality of treatment and opportunity enjoyed in America and around the world today. The theme for the 2023 parade celebration is “It Starts with Me: Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Break the Cycle of Injustice.”
In remembrance of Dr. King’s life and legacy we are soliciting a record number of participants for the Holiday Parade. This year we expect an estimated 8,000 spectators at the parade. We are hopeful that the 2023 parade and celebration will remind our attendees “the most precious gifts in life––like children and love and time––must never be taken for granted.”
Participating in the event is not only fun but it also provides you with an excellent way to market your organization or business while celebrating a remarkable legacy of courage and unity in our community. We are asking all participants to embrace this year’s theme in their submissions. Because we all enjoy an eventful parade we are encouraging decorative floats and discouraging a traditional motorcade for this year’s parade.
Parade Entry Deadline: Saturday, January 4, 2023
On behalf of the Southwest Orlando Jaycees Parade Committee, we look forward to receiving your 2023 parade registration and thank you for your interest and participation. The registration fee is $150 for all single-entry units and $35 for every additional motorized vehicle included in the entry {this does not apply to car/motorcycle clubs}.
At least one representative from each parade entry must attend the mandatory meeting for parade participants on January 10, 2023 from 7pm-8pm at the L. Claudia Allen Senior Center located at 1840 Mable Butler Blvd., Orlando, FL 32805. This meeting will provide you with judging criteria, line-up instructions, line-up number, maps parking instructions, and all other pertinent event details.
If you have any questions regarding this event please contact us via email at swojuniorchamber@gmail.com. Thanks in advance for your support and we look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Dana Mackey
President, Southwest Orlando Jaycees
Chair, Downtown Orlando MLK Parade Committee
