NNPA LEADERSHIP

KAREN CARTER RICHARDS

NNPA CHAIR
Publisher, Houston Forward Times

JANIS WARE

NNPA VICE CHAIR
Publisher, The Atlanta Voice

FRAN FARRER

NNPA SECOND VICE CHAIR
Publisher, The County News

JACKIE L. HAMPTON

NNPA NATIONAL SECRETARY
Publisher, The Mississippi Link

CHERYL SMITH

NNPA NATIONAL TREASURER
Publisher, Texas Metro News

DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR.

NNPA PRESIDENT AND CEO

CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND EVENTS — (click on each session title for more info)

11:00 - 11:20
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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; ...
11:00 - 11:10
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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.  Introduce Workshops for today.  First, will be an important conversation from one of our ...
16:30 - 16:40
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Adjourn — 4:30 PM

Closing salutations – Dr. Chavis and Chair

SPEAKERS

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keynote Chrissy Towle Head Of News And Local Media, Global Partnerships Google
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keynote Casey Pallenik News Industry Relations @Google
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keynote Brianne Boles-Marshall Lead, Diverse Media Strategy & Investment, GEneral MOtors
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keynote Symone D. Sanders Townsend HOST. AUTHOR. CONVERSATIONALIST. STRATEGIST. SPEAKER
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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 Karen Carter Richards CEO and Publisher for the Houston Forward Times Company, Inc.
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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
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keynote Janis L. Ware Publisher of The Atlanta Voice Newspaper
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keynote Stacy Brown Senior National Correspondent for the NNPA

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