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 Band and Elyscia Nichole