By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 26, 2022
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) has announced the establishment of a lifetime achievement award in honor of two trailblazing Black women journalists.
At this year’s WHCA Dinner on April 30, the “Dunnigan-Payne Prize” will be presented to the families of the late White House reporters Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne.
From now on, the WHCA board will award the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for Lifetime Career Achievement
