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



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Conference Speakers

U. S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

U. S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

Senator (D-NY)

United States Senate

Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

52nd Speaker

United States House of Representatives

Honorable Cedric L. Richmond

Honorable Cedric L. Richmond

Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

White House Office of Public Engagement

Denise Forte

Denise Forte

interim CEO

The Education Trust

Rochelle Walensky

Rochelle Walensky

Director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Rita Choula

Rita Choula

Director of Caregiving

AARP Public Policy Institute

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci

Director

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Isabella Casillas Guzman

Isabella Casillas Guzman

Administrator

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Dr. Elizabeth Ofili

Dr. Elizabeth Ofili

Professor of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine

Muriel Finkel

Muriel Finkel

President

Amyloidosis Support Groups

Don Chaney

Don Chaney

Former NBA player and coach

Pfizer Rare Disease

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron

Chief Patient Officer

Pfizer

Candice Hoyes

Candice Hoyes

Singer/Producer/Curator/Composer

Rev. Dr. Starksy Wilson, The Children’s Defense Fund

Rev. Dr. Starksy Wilson, The Children’s Defense Fund

President and CEO

The Children's Defense Fund

Darnella Frazier

Darnella Frazier

Citizen Journalist / Videographer

Scotty Barnhart- Count Basie Orchestra

Scotty Barnhart- Count Basie Orchestra

Director/Professor

The Count Basie Orchestra/Florida State University

Philip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire

Philip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire

Founder, Music is Unity

Earth, Wind & Fire

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner

Rev. John P. Kee

Rev. John P. Kee

Pastor, Gospel Singer

New Life Fellowship Center

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Minnesota’s 30th Attorney General

Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH)

Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH)

Representiing Ohio’s Third Congressional District

U.S. House of Representatives

Janis Ware

Janis Ware

Publisher

The Atlanta Voice Newspaper

Honorable James E. Clyburn

Honorable James E. Clyburn

U.S. Congressman

Serving the 6th District of South Carolina

Pluria Marshall

Pluria Marshall

Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation

President and CEO, Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG)

Jackie Hampton

Jackie Hampton

Publisher

Mississippi Link

Stacy Brown

Stacy Brown

Senior National Correspondent of the NNPA

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Publisher

New Orleans Data News Weekly

BENJAMIN L. CRUMP, ESQ.

BENJAMIN L. CRUMP, ESQ.

WINNER: NNPA 2020 FREEDOM-FIGHTING LEGAL ACHIEVEMENT

Founding Attorney, Ben Crump Trial Lawyers for Justice

Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley

WINNER OF THE NNPA 2020 GLOBAL ICON AWARD

Tuff Gong Records

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO

President and CEO

National Newspaper Publishers Association

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