Boston Association of Black Journalists

We’re partnering with Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center to host a panel discussion about the historical and present-day intersections of Black history, sports and religion.

The event will be moderated by BABJ’s own Mukala Kabongo.

Join us at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23 at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. See you there!

For questions, email babj.nabj@gmail.com.

More about our panel:

Moderator Mukala Kabongo is a Lynn-based broadcast production teacher, a former community television producer and an Emerson College alum.

Yavilah McCoy is the CEO of the Diversity consulting group DIMENSIONS Inc. through which she services an international portfolio of clients in the areas of Education, Philanthropy, and Social Justice. A leader of the Jewish diversity and equity movement, Yavilah is an advocate and mentor for the empowerment of a transglobal community of Jewish leaders of color. Yavilah is a trustee of the Irving Harris Foundation and has served on the steering committees of the Women’s March and many other large-scale national movement efforts.

ChaaTaza Tazaryach is a Captain within the Pennsylvania-based Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge (ISUPK). He has been a pillar in the Israeliste community for over a decade. He has stood on the forefront for his people in education as well and philanthropy to rehabilitate the Black community.

Reverend Robert Gray is chaplain for the Boston Celtics and a founding member of Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain. He has been a full-time pastor since retiring from Massachusetts Probation Service in 2004. He has previously served as a chaplain for the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.

Bro. Charles Muhammad has created multiple businesses in the city of Boston that have helped to fulfill employment opportunities for residents and resources to families. His ventured include: Touch 106.1 FM, a radio station that reached over 190,000 dedicated listeners; CC Sounds, a DJ service that has entertained weddings, events, and graduations for 30 years; and First Choice Limousine, a 24-hour transportation service. He is a former candidate for the Boston City Council and for State Representative.