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; ...

Workshop 1: “Strengthening Print Publications and Advertising “ — 11:25 PM – 12:30 PM

Robert Smith presenting

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

Lunch Break — 1:05 PM – 1:40 PM

Message from General Motors — 1:45 PM – 1:50 PM

General Motors Reviews Historic Partnership Between GM and the NNPA Presenter: Brianne Boles-Marshall

Workshop 2 — Google News Initiative: Briefing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) 101 — 1:55 PM – 2:55 PM

Presenter:  Casey Pallenik and Chrissy Towle

Pre-recorded Video Messages from Sponsors — 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Reynolds Anniversary Commercial American Heart Association

Dr. Chavis Thank You for Attending 3:15 PM — Adjourn — 3:17 PM

Workshop 5: Empowering Publishers in the Digital Age — 2:25 – 3:25 PM

Presenter:  Terri Sanders, CEO and Publisher, The Omaha Star

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 ...

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

Presenter:  Publisher Tracie Williams, Minnesota Spokesman and Recorder

Keynote Address: The Importance of the Black Press — Symone D. Sanders-Townsend — 12:17 PM – 12:45 PM

Lunch Break — 12:47 PM – 1:15 PM

Acknowledgment of Sponsors

Workshop 4 — 1:20 PM – 2:20 PM

Presenter: Publisher Paris Brown, Baltimore Times

Virtual Presentation of the NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award to Janis Ware-Washington, Publisher, The Atlanta Voice — 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

2025 NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Janis Ware, publisher of The Atlanta Voice.

Adjourn — 4:30 PM

Closing salutations – Dr. Chavis and Chair