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#let LET IT BE KNOWN: HOW DO WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR SAFE?
HOW REAL IS THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY?
CONVERSATIONS WITH AL MCFARLANE: WHOLE BODY HEALTH, WHOLE BODY WELLNESS
TAYLOR THOMAS & PROFESSOR MARCIA CHATELAIN:
INSURRECTION & OUR DEMOCRACY
THE BURTONWIRE: ADOPTING WHILE BLACK
THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES: INTERVIEW WITH NATALIE WILSON ON MISSING BLACK CHILDREN AND ADULTS
#LET IT BE KNOWN: VACCINATED VS. UNVACCINATED
#LET IT BE KNOWN: THE PEOPLE DEMAND THE RIGHT TO VOTE
LIVE!: TAYLOR THOMAS INTERVIEWS CHILDCARE EXPERT CAROL MULETA
TAYLOR THOMAS & PROFESSOR MARCIA CHATELAIN:
INSURRECTION & OUR DEMOCRACY
TERRY FRANKLIN, ESQ. & THE HISTORY OF HIS GRANDMOTHER’S EMANCIPATION FROM SLAVERY
AMERICA’S GREAT RESIGNATION: WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE LEAVING THE JOB MARKET?

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KAREN CARTER RICHARDS

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JANIS WARE

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Publisher, The Atlanta Voice

FRAN FARRER

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Publisher, The County News

JACKIE L. HAMPTON

NNPA NATIONAL SECRETARY
Publisher, The Mississippi Link

BRENDA L. ANDREWS

NNPA NATIONAL TREASURER
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NNPA PRESIDENT AND CEO

EVENT SPEAKERS

keynote Ashley Woods Branch Executive Director, Fund for Equity in Local News
keynote Judge Stephanie J. Williams 4th Circuit Court Judge, Nashville Tennessee
keynote Keith Washington Grammy Winning R&B Artist
keynote Chandra Vasser Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Nissan Americas and President, Nissan Foundation
keynote Rev. Sondra Tolbert, J.D., M. Div, Title: Executive Director of the Scarritt Bennett Center
keynote Sheila Thorne MCRD Program Manager and Coordinator, Diego
keynote Ray Ramos Founder and Executive Director, Project H.Y.P.E., Inc.
keynote Derrick Plummer Director, Corporate Communications, Intuit
keynote Rep. Justin J. Pearson Tennessee House of Representatives, 86th District
keynote Kenneth Miller Publisher, Inglewood Today
keynote David Milledge Assistant Manager of Multicultural Marketing for GM Brand
keynote Brandy Merriweather Founder and Senior Publicist of BStarPR
keynote Tania Mercado Senior Manager, Communications, Intuit
keynote Tyrone Law Senior Public Relations Specialist at Zillow
keynote Rev. Howard E. Jones Senior Pastor of Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church
keynote Terry Jones Publisher of the New Orleans Data News Weekly Newspaper
keynote Rep. Justin B. Jones Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for District 52
keynote Jackie Hampton Publisher, The Mississippi Link
keynote Tiffany Greene ESPN broadcaster and HBCU Alum
keynote Elliot T. Boyce, Sr. New York State Police (Ret.)
keynote A. Scott Bolden Partner, ReedSmith
keynote Niele Anderson Anchor, Los Angeles Sentinel Daily Brief
keynote Chelsea Lenora White Business Manager and Entertainment Editor of the Forward Times
keynote Elliott T. Boyce, Sr. (Ret) New York State Police
keynote Jarren Small Co founder of Legends Do Live & CEO Educational Entertainment
guest Keith Collins Owner of BlackOps CSO, LLC
guest Tina Xioa Global Program Manager, Google News Initiative

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