The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will recognize Nagatha Tonkins, an assistant professor/internship director in the department of journalism and mass communication at North Carolina A&T State University, at its Hall of Fame banquet July 23-27, in Chicago, Ill. Tonkins will be recognized as the organization’s Journalism Educator of the Year. Others to be honored include Sidney Wright IV of Florida A&M University as its Student Journalism of the Year and Evelyn Cunningham, formerly of the Pittsburgh Courier, as the recipient of the association’s Legacy Award.

The NABJ Hall of Fame Awards recognizes black journalists who have made outstanding contributions to the journalism profession. Past inductees include Ida B. Wells, W.E. B. Dubois, John H. Johnson and Charlayne Hunter Gault. Last year’s class consisted of Xernona Clayton-Brady, Mary Aubespin, John L. Dotson Jr., and Jim Vance.

The NABJ Hall of Fame banquet will take place in conjunction with the UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention.