2025 NNPA MIdwinter Training Conference

NNPA VIRTUAL MIDWINTER TRAINING CONFERENCE

The Black Press: Demanding Justice, Breaking Barriers, Ensuring Sustainability

All Black Media (Journalists, Podcasters, Social Media Influencers) Are Encouraged to Attend

CONFERENCE DETAILS

NNPA Publisher’s Lifetime Achievement Award

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keynote Keith Churchwell, M.D., FAHA President of the American Heart Association (AHA)

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keynote Terri D. Sanders Publisher and CEO, Omaha Star Institute

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keynote Bobby Henry Sr. NNPA Board Chair, Publisher, Westside Gazette

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keynote Benjamin L. Crump, Esq. 73rd President of the National Bar Association

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keynote Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association

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keynote Paris Brown Publisher, The Baltimore Times

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee

Bobby R. Henry, Sr.

Chair
Publisher, Westside Gazette

Cheryl Smith

Treasurer
Publisher, Texas Metro News, Garland Journal, I-Messenger

Dr. Frances Toni Draper

First Vice Chair
Publisher, Afro American Newspapers (Baltimore/DC)

Jackie Hampton

Second Vice Chair
Publisher, The Mississippi Link

Fran Farrer

Secretary
Publisher, The County News

BOARD MEMBERS

Calvin Anderson

Publisher, New Tri-State Defender

Brenda H. Andrews

Publisher, The New Journal and Guide

Denise Rolark Barnes

Director At-Large
Publisher, The Washington Informer

Jayme Cain Casimere

Publisher, The Times Weekly

Rod Doss

Publisher, The New Pittsburgh Courier

Hiram E. Jackson

CEO, Real Times Media

Pluria Marshall, Jr.

Publisher, WAVE Community Group

Sonceria (Sonny) Messiah Jiles

CEO, Houston Defender Network

David Miller

Publisher, Our Weekly

Terri Sanders

Publisher, Omaha Star

Kerri Watkins

Publisher, Afro Times

Walter White

Director-At-Large
Publisher, Dayton Defender