MID-WINTER TRAINING CONFERENCE OPENING GREETINGS — 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Live via ZOOM Bobby Henry, Sr.., NNPA Chair Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Fund Chair Benjamin Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO 11:10 AM EST – Prerecorded: VISUAL MUSICAL EXHIBITION OF NNPA MEMBER NEWSPAPERS 11:13 AM EST – ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONFERENCE PARTNERS AND SPONSORS Partners:  Reynolds American (RAI); General Motors; ...

Keynote Address: Attorney Benjamin Crump — 12:30 – 1:00 PM

Workshop 1: “Strengthening Print Publications and Advertising “ — 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Robert Smith presenting

Lunch Break — 1:05 PM – 1:40 PM

Workshop 2 — Presented by General Motors — 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Presenter: Brianne Boles-Marshall

Workshop 3 — Google News Initiative: 2025 Plans to Help NNPA Digital Sustainability — 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM

Presenter:  Casey Pallenik and Chrissy Towle

Pre-recorded Video Messages from Sponsors — 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM

Adjourn — 4:00 PM

DAY 2 WELCOME — 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM

11:01 AM – 11:05 AM Opening Remarks:  Bobby Henry, Jr., NNPA Chair and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO acknowledging partners, sponsors and supporters 11:06 AM Narrated video message acknowledging Conference Sponsors.

Why it Matters: Building Equitable Health Solutions in Black Communities — 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM

Chat with Dr. Keith Churchwell, M.D., FAHA, American Heart Association

Workshop 4: Special Events Marketing and Promotions — 11:35 AM – 12:15 PM

Presenter:  Publisher Tracie Williams, Minnesota Spokesman and Record

Keynote Address: 12:17 PM – 12:45 PM

Lunch Break — 12:47 PM – 1:15 PM

Acknowledgment of Sponsors

Workshop 5 — 1:20 PM – 2:20 PM

Presenter: Publisher Paris Brown, Baltimore Times

Workshop 6 — 2:25 – 3:25 PM

Virtual Presentation of the NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award — 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Adjourn — 4:30 PM

Closing salutations – Dr. Chavis and Chair