The National Newspaper Publishers Association held its ‘Power In Leadership’ reception last week in Washington, D.C. during the Congressional Black Caucus Week saluting The Black Press of America and the NNPA Foundation. Leadership Honorees included; Congressional Black Caucus members; Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee, Cong. Lacy Clay and Cong. Charles Rangel, from Civil Rights; Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Rainbow Coalition, Rev. Al Sharpton, Action Network and Marc Morial, National Urban League. Pictured above are (l to r) Irma Daniels, Larry Waters, director of multicultural relations at MillerCoors and Dorothy Leavell, Chairperson NNPAF. (photo by Carole Geary)
Dorothy Leavell, Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas, 18 district, Danny Bakewell Sr., Chairpman NNPA, Publisher, Los Angeles Sentinel, Cong. Maxine Waters, California, 35th District. (photo by Carole Geary)