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