Co-chairwoman of black journalists convention steps down after announcement Trump will speak at event

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The co-chairwoman of the National Association of Black Journalists convention has stepped down after the group announced former President Donald Trump would have a role in the event. 

Karen Attiah, the former co-chairwoman, said she was not consulted on the decision to bring Trump to the convention. Earlier this week, NABJ announced Trump would speak on a Q&A style panel moderated by ABC News’s Rachel Scott, Fox News’s Harris Faulkner, and Semafor’s Kadia Goba.

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