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2023 NNPA National Convention ALL ACCESS

$300.00
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Includes all meal plans and event dinners and galas.
Includes admission to all Convention Events and Sessions
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2023 Messenger Awards Dinner

$50.00
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2023 NNPA LEGACY AWARDS DINNER

$100.00
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NNPA LEADERSHIP

KAREN CARTER RICHARDS

NNPA CHAIR
Publisher, Houston Forward Times

JANIS WARE

NNPA VICE CHAIR
Publisher, The Atlanta Voice

FRAN FARRER

NNPA SECOND VICE CHAIR
Publisher, The County News

JACKIE L. HAMPTON

NNPA NATIONAL SECRETARY
Publisher, The Mississippi Link

CHERYL SMITH

NNPA NATIONAL TREASURER
Publisher, Texas Metro News

DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR.

NNPA PRESIDENT AND CEO

SESSIONS AND EVENTS

1900 - 2130
National Museum of African American Music
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7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Chairman’s Reception

Sponsored by Nissan National Museum of African American Music [Board Bus Shuttle – Hotel Entrance – 6:45 pm] [Board Shuttle to return to Hotel – 9:30 pm]   GREETINGS and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: NNPA Chair, Karen Carter Richards NNPA Conference Committee Chair, Terry Jones NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. ...
29 June, 2023

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Exercise or meditation class (TBD)

0830 - 0950
Symphony D Salon
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8:30 AM – 9:50 AM Breakfast Presentations

Greetings to Attendees, Acknowledgments and Program Introductions: Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chair Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA President and CEO
0945 - 1045
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9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Panel Discussion

Topic: Engaging the Next Generation Through Culture:  Building Pathways between The Black Press & The Next Generation Through Education Presenters: Chelsea Lenora White – Forward Times Business Manager Jarren Small – CEO of Educational Entertainment and Reading with A Rapper Reading With A Rapper Team Overview: This workshop will ...
1045 - 1115
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10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Fireside Chat

Topic:   Black Press State of Emergency through Hip Hop, Education and Literacy” Participants:   Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Jarren Small
1120 - 1220
Symphony EF Salons
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11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Google Presentation

Topic:  3 Trends to Grow Ad Revenue in 2023  Presenter:   Tina Xiao, Global Program Manager, Google News Initiative Overview: How do you grow audiences and revenue? Tina answers this question for thousands of news organizations globally in her work for the Google News Initiative, where she leads online resources ...
1445 - 1700

2:45 PM – 5:00 PM See Nashville Tour

TBD:  Local tour to Fisk University, the Civil Rights Museum at Fisk and hitting all or some of the Black historical spots in Nashville, including The Tennessee Tribune newspaper building.
0910 - 0930
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9:10 AM – 9:30 AM Diageo Fireside Chat

Topic:  Promoting Moderation and Addressing the Harmful Use of Alcohol Participants:  Stephanie Childs, Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations, Diageo Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
1000 - 1045
Symphony EF Salons
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10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Cybersecurity Presentation

Topic:   Empowering Minority Owned Small Business to be Cyber Aware Presenter: Keith Collins, Owner and CEO, BlackOps LLc Overview: This presentation offers insight, solutions and examples into incident response procedures to prevent lost profits, lost data, fraudulent transactions, reputational damage and worst case…closed business from occurring to name a ...
1230 - 1330
Symphony D Salon

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Panel

Hosted by Reynolds Topic: When Good People Write Bad Policy:  Stop the FDA Menthol Ban   Panelists:  Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Moderator Elliot T. Boyce, Sr., (Ret.), New York State Police Wayne P.  Harris (Ret.), Deputy Chief Rochester Police Department Overview: This session will expound on the lived ...
1335 - 1415
Symphony EF
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1:35 PM – 2:15 PM Membership Meeting

Announcements, Instructions re Regional Meetings Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO Scott Bolden, Esq., NNPA Attorney Kenneth Miller, Chair, Nominating Committee Jackie Hampton, NNPA National Secretary
1430 - 1530

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM REGIONAL MEETING BREAKOUTS

Region 1 – Powell Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Region 2 – Holston Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Region 3 – Viola Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Region 4 – Townsend Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Region 5 –   TBD, 2nd Floor

EVENT SPEAKERS

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keynote Chelsea Lenora White Business Manager and Entertainment Editor of the Forward Times
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keynote Elliott T. Boyce, Sr. (Ret) New York State Police
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keynote Jarren Small Co founder of Legends Do Live & CEO Educational Entertainment
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guest Keith Collins Owner of BlackOps CSO, LLC
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guest Tina Xioa Global Program Manager, Google News Initiative
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guest Deputy Chief Wayne P. Harris (Ret.)
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keynote Karen Carter Richards CEO and Publisher for the Houston Forward Times Company, Inc.
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keynote Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association
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guest Keith Ellison, ESQ Attorney General, State of Minnesota

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