This article describes how the New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals. The New York Times Student Journalism Institute offers an intensive two-week internship every summer for students. Averaging about 30 students a year, the institute has graduated nearly 150 Black students, mostly from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), in its five-year existence. Launched in 2003, the institute began as a collaborative venture with the Black College Communication Association, an organization committed to developing strong journalism programs at HBCUs. Students work closely with journalism professionals during the program to develop their individualized talents. They also get to hobnob with industry heavyweights such as Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times, and award-winning broadcast journalist Craig Duff.