Honors From the National Association of Black Journalists

The National Association of Black Journalists acknowledged The New York Times with two awards at its annual conference.

Michelle V. Agins received the Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring her career as a trailblazing photojournalist who has captured icons, breaking news and riveting images of Black domestic life. The award - named in honor of Mr. Stone, who was a journalist, author and professor - recognizes journalists who've made an extraordinary contribution to the enrichment, understanding or advancement of Black life and culture.

The award ceremony in Chicago was a homecoming for Michelle: Her professional career started as the official photographer for Harold Washington when he was mayor. When she joined The Times in 1989, she was only the second Black woman in a staff photographer role. Learn more about Michelle's career and view some of her most compelling images here.

In addition, N.A.B.J. gave "The World Is Becoming More African," the first part of a sprawling series about how Africa's youth boom is changing the continent, and beyond, a Salute to Excellence award.

Written by Declan Walsh with photos by Hannah Reyes Morales, the interactive piece won in the Specialty category for large newsrooms.

From the opening lines: "As the world grays, Africa blooms with youth. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, a seismic change that's already starting to register. You can hear it in the music the world listens to. You can see it in movies, fashion and politics. You can sense it in the entrepreneurial drive of young Africans, and the urgent scramble for jobs. You can see it in the waves of youth who risk all to migrate, and in the dilemmas of those who remain."

Congratulations to the whole team. You can read all the stories in this series, Old World, Young Africa, here.

See all the coverage winners here, and special honors here.