(Left to Right) NNPA Foundation Chair Amelia Ward, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, NNPA Chair Dorothy Levell and NNPA President Benjamin Chavis
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) celebrated the 191 years of the Black press providing a voice for the African American community. This three day convention was held earlier in March at the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington DC. and included an appearance by rising Democratic star U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).
To celebrate 2018 Black Press Week, NNPA hosted their annual Torch Awards recognizing achievements of African American leaders across the country. This year’s awardees were U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Civil Rights Leader Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, a student of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, and the automotive industry’s top consultant, James Farmer of General Motors.
Dallas’ own Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, the Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist Church, served as the keynote speaker and provided an inspiring message.
Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazille spoke to the publishers at an event hosted at the prestigious Press Club in Washington, D.C. Brazille’s titles experience includes being an author, syndicated columnist, television political commentator, and former interim National Chair of the Democratic National Committee, as well as, the former chair of the DNC’s Voting Rights Institute.
Enjoy a collage of photos spotlighting the newsmakers and publishers in attendance of the 2018 Black Press Week events. Click on photo for larger image view.
(Left to right) NNPA Chairperson Dorothy Levell, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee was a 2018 Torch award recipient, NNPA Foundation Chairman Amelia Ashley Ward and NNPA President Dr. Benjamin Chavis (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
(Left) Rodney Karl, and (Right) Kerri Watkins (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, the Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist Church delivered words of inspiration. (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
(Left to right) NNPA Chairperson Dorothy Levell, NNPA Foundation Chairperson Amelia Ashley Ward, Rev. Amos Brown accepting a 2018 Torch Award and Dr. Benjamin Chavis NNPA President (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
(Left) Dr. John Warren, and Claudette Perry (right) (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
Political strategist Donna Brazille speaking at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. during 2018 Black Press Week (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
(Left to right) Dorothy Level, NNPA Chair; Amelia Ashley Ward, NNPA Foundation Chair; Jim Farmer, Award Recipient; and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, NNPA President (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee representing the 13th Congressional District of California (left) and North Dallas Gazette Publisher, Thurman Jones (right)
(Left) Dr. Freddie Haynes and Brenda Andrews, Publisher of New Journal and Guide (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
Political strategist Donna Brazille (right) accepts an award from NNPA’s Dr. Benjamin Chavis (left) (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
(Left to right) NNPA Foundation Chair Amelia Ward, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
Dallas Post Tribune Publisher Shirley Gray (Courtesy photo by: Mark Mahoney)
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