By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Legendary and longtime D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is hoping to accomplish what may not have been possible during … [Read more...]
Celebrating 191 Years of Black Press in America
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 2017 Board Retreat
Grounded and Focusing To Move Forward Aligned With the National Newspapers Publishers’ Association (NNPA) Mission, Values and Vision was the theme of the annual 2017 retreat held in Chicago, Illinois … [Read more...]
Still Pleading Our Own Cause: The Black Press Celebrates 190 Years
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first edition of the “Freedom’s Journal” was … [Read more...]
Crusader Publisher to be Inducted into Hall of Fame
Honor is latest achievement for Dorothy R. Leavell Dorothy R. Leavell is a hands-on publisher and she most certainly is a true crusader for the cause of the Black Press. Locally, the Chicago … [Read more...]
NNPA Mid-Winter Conference
NNPA Mid-Winter Conference Nassau, Bahamas (Photos by Urban Media) … [Read more...]
New tobacco ‘Apology’ ads plan still excludes most Black Media
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A revised plan for major tobacco companies to purchase court-ordered ads to admit that they deliberately misled the public about … [Read more...]
NNPA Leadership Awards Reception held
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) held its annual NNPA Leadership Awards Reception held during the Congressional Black Caucus Week in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 19. Pictured above at … [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...]