The Black Press Archives and Gallery of Distinguished Black Publishers 2019 Enshrinement Ceremony Metropolitan AME Church

NNPA Partner and Host: General Motors Topic: A General Motors Conversation with the NNPA  Presenter: Cherie Wilson, Director of Federal Affairs, General Motors

Welcome: Amelia Ashley-Ward, NNPA Foundation Chairman Remarks: Dorothy R. Leavell, NNPA Chairman Acknowledgments: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO Keynote: Dr. Emil M. Thomas Awards Presentations: The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Torch Award for Outstanding Achievements Alicia Garza, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter, Newsmaker of the Year Award Music and Entertainment: Double O Entertainment, Featuring One Vision … Continue reading →2019 NNPA Black Press Week — Torch Awards Gala and Presentation

2019 Mid-Winter Conference Lifetime Achievement Award

2019 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference ESSA Training Session

  TOPIC:  Criminal Justice Reform/Public Policy issues Luncheon Presenter: Benjamin L. Crump, Esq. Panelists: Cerelyn (C.J.) Davis, Chief of Police, Durham, NC Major Neil Franklin, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition John Warren, Esq., Publisher, San Francisco Voice and Viewpoint Jiles Ship, Commissioner of the New Jersey Police Training Commission

  Part 1 & 2:  How NNPA Publishers Can Be More Effective in Monetizing Their Digital Platforms Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President, Poynter Institute

NNPA Morning Prayer Leader: Bobby Henry, Sr., Publisher, Westside Gazette Morning Spiritual Message: Reverend Dr. Robert M. Spooney, Mt. Zion Baptist Institutional Church, Orlando, FL Featuring:  Mt. Zion Baptist Church Mass Ensemble

Moderator: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Panelists: Jeffrey Boney, Editor/Reporter, Houston Forward Times Stacy Brown, NNPA Senior Investigative Journalist Fran Farer, Publisher, County News Carolyn McGuinness, Editor, Miami Times

TOPIC: African American Health Disparities:  Diabetes and the African American Community Moderator: Larry Williams, CEO, Anchor Ad Group Presenter: Nate Miles, VP, Strategic Initiatives, State Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company Panelists: Tanisha Blake, Associate Brand Manager, Payer Marketing , Eli Lilly and Company Bishop Elton Amos, M.D., Faith Based Initiative Partnerships , Eli Lilly and Company