VIRTUAL 2021 NNPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - DAY 2 EVENTS AND SESSIONS
VIRTUAL 2021 CONVENTION MORNING SESSIONS
Conference Greetings, Front Page Exhibit,
Sponsored by the Google News Initiative
Morning Sessions and Panels
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VIRTUAL LUNCH BREAK
DAY 2 AFTERNOON SESSIONS AND PANELS
IN THIS SEGMENT:
Public Awareness in Education: Conversation with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO and Denise Forte, President and CEO, Ed Trust
IN THIS SEGMENT:
AARP Greeting and Presentation
Presenter: Rita B. Choula, MA, Director, Caregiving Projects, AARP Public Policy Institute
Reynolds American Inc. Message to the Black Press
Presenter: Shawna Williams, Senior Director State and Local Government Relations, Reynolds American
Greeting from NNPA Sponsor, Comcast NBC Universal
Panel Discussion Sponsored by Comcast:
Moderator: Jotaka Eaddy, Founder and CEO, Full Circle Strategies
Panelists:
Dr. Nicole Turner Lee, Director, Center for Technology and Innovation, Brookings Institute
Jocelyn Tate, Sr. Policy Advisor, Black Women’s Roundtable and National Coalition of Black Civic Participation
IN THIS SEGMENT:
Discussion: The Social Impact of Music Legends and the Black Press Interview with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Phillip Bailey
Greeting and Shout Out from Ziggy Marley
Stephanie Mills Discuss the Importance of the Black Press to the Black Music Industry
Nina Turner discusses the historical significance of the Black Press of America
7:30PM EST — 2021 MESSENGER AWARDS
The National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF) Honors Black Press Publishers at the “Messenger Awards”
Hosted by:
Pluria Marshall, Jr.</strong, NNPAF, Chair and Publisher, Wave Media Group
Sonny Messiah Jiles, NNPAF, Vice Chair, Publisher, Houston Defender
Sponsors: Facebook Journalism Project, Google News Initiative, Molson Coors
Special Guests:
The Reverend Al Sharpton, President and CEO, National Action Network
Stacey Abrams, Founder of Fair Fight
Conference Speakers
Honorable Cedric L. Richmond
Senior Advisor to the President of the United States
White House Office of Public Engagement
Scotty Barnhart- Count Basie Orchestra
Director/Professor
The Count Basie Orchestra/Florida State University
Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH)
Representiing Ohio’s Third Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives
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
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