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)

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
President and CEO
National Newspaper Publishers Association
# | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venus |
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1 | Welcome to the NNPA Fund 2021 Black Press Week | Pluria Marshall , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 11:00AM ET | |
2 | Workshop –Business, Politics and Public Policy: Implications for Black-Owned Businesses and the Black Press | Honorable Dwight Evans , Hiram Jackson , Honorable James E. Clyburn | 11:15 | |
3 | Acknowledge Sponsors | Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 12:00 | |
4 | Newsmakers Awards | Family of George Floyd , Honorable James E. Clyburn , Pluria Marshall | 12:10 | |
5 | Wells Fargo Presentation | 12:30 | ||
6 | Education Equity Presentation | Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO | 12:45 |
# | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venus |
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1 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Pluria Marshall | 11:00AM ET | |
2 | Black Press Week Enshrinement Ceremony | Pluria Marshall | 11:05 | |
3 | Alternative Funding for Black Press Publishers | Lea Trusty , LaSharah S. Bunting , Vincent Stehle , Janis Ware | 12:00 | |
4 | Closing Remarks / Conference Ends | Pluria Marshall | 12:45 |