By Dr. Stacey Jones Solakian On March 15, 2018 Dr. Mary Ellen Strong was enshrined into the NNPA Gallery of Distinguished Publishers during Black Press Week in Washington DC. Dr. Strong was … [Read more...]
The Black Press Honors Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will honor Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during the NNPA’s 2018 Black Press Week. The Newsmaker event … [Read more...]
NNPA Black Press Week was recently held March 25-27, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
NNPA Black Press Week was recently held March 25-27, 2015 in Washington, D.C. at the Metro Center Marriott Hotel. Enshrinement ceremony was held at Howard University Moorland Spingarn Library … [Read more...]
Black Press honors Valerie Jarrett, Susan Taylor, Dr. Maulana Karenga, and others with awards during Black Press Week in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – White House adviser Valerie Jarrett has been named the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation’s “Newsmaker of the Year.” Jarrett was presented the award last week … [Read more...]
NNPA’s 2012 Newsmaker Award Recipients call for more involvement from the Black Community during Black Press Week events
By Caryn Freeman Special to the NNPA This year’s Black Press Week held in Washington, DC culminated with the award ceremony honoring Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, who received an award … [Read more...]
Black Press Week Commemorates the Founding of Freedom’s Journal
By Karen Reedus Jasper Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Crusader In celebration of the 184th anniversary of the founding of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper on March 16, … [Read more...]
Black Press Week recently held in Washington, D.C.
Black Press Week was recently held in Washington, D.C., the annual celebration of the nearly two centuries-old mission of Black-owned newspapers, was fueled this year by the fact that the 183-year-old … [Read more...]