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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.

National

Thousands View NNPA’s First Virtual Convention

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJuly 16, 2020

The successful event’s website, vitualnnpa2020.com, generated more than 55,000 pageviews to conference attendees in only two days.

National News

Black Press of America Awards Courageous Leaders

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentSeptember 19, 2019

The 2019 honorees are the Honorable Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA); the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Representative (D-MD); the Honorable Bobby Scott, U.S. Representative (D-VA); the Honorable Bennie Thompson, U.S. Representative (D-MS); Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture (UAW); Shani W. Hosten, Vice President Multicultural Leadership, AARP; Dr. Kim Smith-Whitley, Clinical Director of Hematology and Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); and Crystal Windham, Director, Cadillac Interior Design, General Motors.