THE VIRTUAL 2021 NNPA FUND BLACK PRESS WEEK — DAY 2 SESSIONS AND EVENTS
Black Business: Challenges, Responsibilities and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Day 2 Welcome, Gallery of Distinguished Black Publishers and NNPA Fund 2021 Enshrinement of Carter Walker Wesley
Presentation: Lela Sewell-Williams and Lopez Matthews, Moreland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
Overview of the History of the NNPAF’s Enshrinement of Distinguished Black Publishers
Video Profile of Enshrined, Carter Walker Wesley, Esq., Distinguished Publisher of the Houston Informer
Presentation of Plaque to Family of Carter Walker Wesley
12PM EST — LIVESTREAM: Alternative Funding for Black Press Publishers
Moderator: Janis Ware, Publisher of the Atlanta Voice
Panelists:
Lea Trusty is a Program Associate at Democracy Fund, where she leads their grants portfolio centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion in journalism.
Vincent Stehle is Executive Director of Media Impact Funders, a membership organization of foundation officials and philanthropists who support media and technology in the public interest.
LaSharah S. Bunting is Director/Journalism at Knight Foundation, where she manages a portfolio focused on advancing transformation and diversity in journalism.
The panel will discuss for profit vs non-profit media funding opportunities and what’s generally required to qualify?
Conference Speakers
Pluria Marshall
Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation
President and CEO, Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG)
BENJAMIN L. CRUMP, ESQ.
WINNER: NNPA 2020 FREEDOM-FIGHTING LEGAL ACHIEVEMENT
Founding Attorney, Ben Crump Trial Lawyers for Justice
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
President and CEO
National Newspaper Publishers Association
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NNPA Meeting of the Full Board of Directors | 11:00AM ET |
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convention Welcome and Acknowledgments | Terry Jones , Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 11:00AM ET | |
| 2 | Open Conference with Front Page Exhibit Sponsored by the Google News Initiative | 11:10AM ET | ||
| 3 | Welcome Greeting by Majority Whip, The Honorable James Clyburn (D-SC) | Honorable James E. Clyburn | 11:15AM ET | |
| 4 | Pfizer Panel Discussion: ATTR-CM – A Rare Heart Disease Affecting African Americans | Dr. Elizabeth Ofili , Muriel Finkel , Jackie Chaney , Don Chaney , Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron | 11:20AM ET | |
| 5 | Presentation: Address to Black America on COVID 19 | Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , Stacy Brown | 11:35AM ET | |
| 6 | Presentation: Health Disparities in African American Communities and Role of the Black Press | Rochelle Walensky , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 11:50AM ET | |
| 7 | Greetings to the Black Press of America: | Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) , Honorable Cedric L. Richmond , Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH) | 12:05PM ET | |
| 8 | BREAK | 12:15PM ET | ||
| 9 | Public Awareness in Education: Conversation with Denise Forte, President and CEO, Ed Trust | Denise Forte , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 1:00PM ET | |
| 10 | AARP Presentation | Rita Choula | 1:20PM ET | |
| 11 | Reynolds American Inc. Presentation | 1:25PM ET | ||
| 12 | Greeting from NNPA Sponsor, Comcast NBC Universal | 1:30PM ET | ||
| 13 | Discussion: The Social Impact of Music Legends and the Black Press — Interview with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Phillip Bailey | Philip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 1:50PM ET | |
| 14 | Greeting and Shout Out from Ziggy Marley | Ziggy Marley | 2:10PM ET | |
| 15 | Stephanie Mills Discuss the Importance of the Black Press to the Black Music Industry | Stephanie Mills , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 2:12PM ET | |
| 16 | Presentation: A Strategic Alliance Between the Small Business Administration and the Black Press | Isabella Casillas Guzman | 2:33PM ET | |
| 17 | A Thank You for Joining today’s conference Message from the Chair. Invite to return this evening at 7:00 PM EST for the NNPAF’s Messenger Awards. | Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 2:50PM ET | |
| 18 | The National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF) Honors Black Press Publishers at the “Messenger Awards” | Pluria Marshall | 7:30 pm EST (6:30 pm CST and 4:30 pm PST) |
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publishers’ Wind Down and Think Tank | Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board | 11:00AM EST | |
| 2 | Conference Adjourns | 12:30PM EST |
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