Trump address to Black journalist convention prompts co-chair Karen Attiah to quit

• The co-chair of the annual National Association of Black Journalists convention stepped down over the group's decision to host former President Donald Trump at its convention and career fair.
• Trump, who is the Republican nominee for president, is set to speak to NABJ convention attendees in Chicago on Wednesday.
• NABJ said it has also invited Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic party presidential nominee.

The co-chair of the annual National Association of Black Journalists convention stepped down Tuesday in apparent reaction to that group's decision to have former President Donald Trump speak at its convention and career fair in Chicago on Wednesday, among other factors.

"To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck," NABJ24 convention co-chair Karen Attiah wrote in a social media post announcing her decision to resign her position. "For everyone else, I'm looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City."

"While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format," wrote Attiah, a columnist for The Washington Post who writes about international affairs, culture and human rights issues.

Founded in 1975, NABJ is the largest association of journalists of color in the United States. Over the years it has hosted speakers who included then-presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

CNBC has requested comment from Attiah and from NABJ, as well as from a spokesman for Trump's presidential campaign about Attiah's announcement.

Tia Mitchell, the Washington correspondent for The Atlanta