annual convention

Jehovah Witnesses Hold Virtual Event in 240 Lands, 500+ Languages

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 14, 2021

Breaking a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the largest convention organization in the world has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second year in a row, canceling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 lands. For 24 consecutive years, the summers in Long Beach featured Jehovah’s Witnesses visiting the city, filling hotels and restaurants as they held their conventions at the Long Beach Arena. In 2020, the pandemic unexpectedly interrupted that tradition, moving the international religious organization to cancel in-person conventions worldwide and launch a global virtual event. This was a first for

NNPA Publishers Honor Marjorie Parham, a Living Legend of the Black Press

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 11, 2019

Parham, who turned 101 in February, spent more than three decades as publisher of the Cincinnati Herald, which was established in 1955 and counts as the longest running African American newspaper in the city

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Bernie Sanders Sole Candidate to Address the Black Press at National Convention

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJune 20, 2019

However, of the 24 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is the only one that has agreed to address key influencers of the African American community — the Black Press of America — at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) annual convention later this month in Cincinnati.