Opinion | At NABJ, Trump was both a missile and a mirror
CHICAGO — Donald Trump has been both a missile and a mirror to Black journalists this week.
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On Tuesday morning, I stepped down as co-chair of the meeting. I have been asked whether this move was in protest of Trump’s appearance. It was more than that. As I will explain, I objected to the format, which I rightly feared would allow a White politician to make our Black press advocacy organization into an instrument of his agenda. I am …