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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship
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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaMarch 9, 2024

The importance of diverse storytelling has never been more evident, and Chevrolet, in partnership with the NNPA, is committed to empowering the next generation of storytellers. By offering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the DTU Fellowship seeks to make a lasting impact on both the individuals selected and the media landscape. The application window for the DTU Fellowship closes on April 1, 2024.

Areva Martin Advocates for Those with Special Needs and Those Facing Injustice
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Areva Martin Advocates for Those with Special Needs and Those Facing Injustice

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 17, 2022

“St. Louis is one of the most segregated cities in the nation,” Martin told National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “When I saw folks who lived on the other side of town, their homes were bigger than a city block. They had massive amounts of wealth. I didn’t have the words, but I knew something wasn’t right about the disparity.”

  Labor Secretary Tells Black Press America Must Be Intentional About Employment Equity
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  Labor Secretary Tells Black Press America Must Be Intentional About Employment Equity

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 28, 2021

The administration wants to level the playing field, which would allow those in communities of color to obtain good-paying jobs, ascend to the middle class, and be rewarded when it comes time for promotions and other opportunities to advance. “I think we are seeing 500,000 jobs per month added to the economy on average over the last three months, and we saw some positive signs in the hospitality industry this month,” explained U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

Dr. Kevin Williams Issues Caution to African Americans About Rare Heart Disease
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Dr. Kevin Williams Issues Caution to African Americans About Rare Heart Disease

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 27, 2021

With the most recent collaboration between Pfizer Rare Disease and the Black Press, the organizations embarked on a mission to educate and raise awareness to transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy – or ATTR-CM. “ATTR-CM is a rare, life-threatening, underrecognized, and underdiagnosed type of amyloidosis that affects the heart and it is associated with heart failure,” Dr. Kevin Williams, Pfizer’s chief medical officer, told the NNPA in a live interview.

General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media
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General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentApril 15, 2021

General Motors officials said it would be more productive to host a series of meetings involving a more extensive mix of Black-owned media publishers and executives. “To ensure that our conversations are both substantive and constructive, we are going to postpone and reschedule it into a series of smaller conversations that take place over the next few weeks,” GM global Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl told the executives.

Black Press Week Shows Power of African American Newspapers
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Black Press Week Shows Power of African American Newspapers

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentApril 8, 2021

With the theme, “Black Business Challenges Responsibilities and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic,” Black Press publishers, readers, viewers, sponsors, partners, and anyone else tuning in were enlightened about overcoming adversities on many levels. “We will have informative workshops,” promised Pluria Marshall Jr., the NNPAF Chair and CEO of Marshall Broadcasting Group. Marshall and his colleagues delivered.

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Named Among 100 Most Influential Blacks Today
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NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Named Among 100 Most Influential Blacks Today

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentFebruary 11, 2021

The CORE 100 honorees, which include changemakers like Stacey Abrams, Attorney Ben Crump, NBA superstar LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, mark and remind the world of the beauty, boldness, and brilliance of Black Excellence at a time when the cultural, economic, and political landscape in the United States has grown increasingly more hostile towards Blackness.

NFL’s 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership
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NFL’s 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationFebruary 4, 2021

As we approach the 55th NFL Superbowl next Sunday in Tampa, Florida amidst the continued national spread of COVID-19, I believe that the time has come for the close-knit group of team owners in the National Football League (NFL) to take the necessary steps to open the door to African American business leaders who hope to join that exclusive club of owners. 

28 Black and Latino Publishers Selected to Participate in the GNI Ad Transformation Lab
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28 Black and Latino Publishers Selected to Participate in the GNI Ad Transformation Lab

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJanuary 21, 2021

The Google News Initiative, in partnership with the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), today kicked off the GNI Ad Transformation Lab: a six month program to help Black and Latino news publishers in the U.S. and Canada advance their advertising strategies and grow digital revenue. We’re proud to announce the 28 organizations selected to participate in the program, which includes publishers from 14 states across the country.

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses
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Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentDecember 3, 2020

President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

‘It had to Be You’ — Black Press Publisher on Her Respect and Commitment to Vice President-Elect Harris
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‘It had to Be You’ — Black Press Publisher on Her Respect and Commitment to Vice President-Elect Harris

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 26, 2020

One day before the Associated Press and other media outlets called the 2020 Presidential Election for Democrat Joe Biden, San Francisco Sun Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley-Ward communicated with her longtime homegirl, Sen. Kamala Harris. “I told her ‘It had to be you,’” Ashley-Ward, whose more than 76-year-old newspaper, the Sun Reporter, is among the oldest in the 230-plus member Black Press of America. As she had done so many times in her nearly two-decade friendship with Ashley-Ward, Sen. Harris quickly responded: “We’ve been on this journey for a long time. Thank you, Sister Amelia, love you very much,” the Vice-President