WELCOME TO NNPA FUND 2021 BLACK PRESS WEEK

11:15 AM ET: Workshop — “Business, Politics and Public Policy: Implications for Black-Owned Businesses and the Black Press”

Hiram Jackson, President and CEO of Real Times Media, interviews Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) on implications and opportunities for small, minority-owned businesses in today’s environment.

Congressman Clyburn is the Majority Whip and the third-ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives. He previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011 and served as Assistant Democratic Leader from 2011 to 2019.

Rep. Dwight Evans represents Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Northwest and West Philadelphia and parts of North, South and Center City Philadelphia. He was first elected in a special election in November 2016. Before that, he served as a state representative for 36 years, and earned a reputation as a pragmatic leader who knows how to put public policy above politics and make ideas matter.

NNPA Fund 2021 Black Press Week: Day 1 Afternoon Sessions and Presentations

Acknowledgement of Conference Sponsors: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO

NEWSMAKERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
Rep. James E. Clyburn, House Majority Whip (D-SC)
The family of George Floyd

Wells Fargo Presentation

Education Equity Interview with John King, President and CEO of EdTrust