VIRTUAL 2021 NNPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - JUNE 25th EVENTS AND SESSIONS
VIRTUAL 2021 CONVENTION MORNING SESSIONS
U.S. PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN’S ADDRESS TO THE BLACK PRESS OF AMERICA
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DAY 3 CONVENTION GREETING
SESSIONS IN THIS SEGMENT:
A Conversation Sponsored by Wells Fargo:
The Importance of Economic Development in Black America
Bob Marshall, National Small Business Development Leader, Wells Fargo & Company
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
SESSIONS IN THIS SEGMENT:
Panel Discussion
Google News Initiative
Moderator: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
Panelists:
Mollie Belt, Publisher, The Dallas Examiner
Walter White, Publisher, The Cincinnati Herald
Remarks:
Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chair
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
Thank you and Acknowledgment of Sponsors
7:00PM EST — 2021 LEGACY AWARDS PRESENTATION
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Honors the Outstanding Achievements and Contributions Made By African Americans Throughout the Diaspora
Presenters:
Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chair
Select Publishers
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA President and CEO
8:30PM EST — 2021 LEGACY AWARDS ENTERTAINMENT
Featuring: Candice Hoyes, John P. Kee and Chaka Khan
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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