THE VIRTUAL 2021 NNPA FUND BLACK PRESS WEEK
Black Business: Challenges, Responsibilities and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
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
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 |