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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

0800 - 1700
Symphony – Foyer North

8:45 AM – 9:05 AM Education Video
Topic: Education with Emphasis on Mathematics Interview with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr.
1100 - 1300
Harpeth I & II

1300 - 1400
Symphony D

1415 - 1600
Harpeth I & II

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)

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
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 ...
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
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 ...
1330 - 1430
Symphony D Salon
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch – Panel Discussion
Hosted by General Motors
1335 - 1430
Symphony EF Salons

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.
1915 - 2130
Symphony Salons ABCD

1915 -
Foyer, Symphony Salons ABCD

0730 - 1700
Symphony – Foyer North

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
0935 - 0950
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM Zillow Presentation
Topic: Housing Trends in Black America Presenter: Zillow Representative
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 ...
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM Presentation — Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
Topic: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence Presenter: Keith Ellison, Attorney General, State of Minnesota
1155 - 1220
Symphony EF Salons

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 ...
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
1535 - 1700
Symphony EF
3:35 PM – 5:00 PM ANNUAL MEETING AND NNPA ELECTIONS
Voting Counting Ballots Announcement of New NNPA Executive Officers
1830 - 1930
Foyer Salons ABCD
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Pre-Dinner Cocktail
Jimmy’s Jazz Ensemble
1930 - 2100
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM 2023 NNPA National Legacy Awards Gala Dinner (Black tie Optional)
National Entertainer
0830 - 0930
Symphony D

1115 - 1430
11:15 AM – 2:30 PM General Jackson Lunch Cruise
Music and Dancing
1500 - 1500
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