Thurman Jones, Publisher of the North Dallas Gazette and The Honorable Andrew G. Gillum, former Mayor of Tallahassee and 2018 Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee at the NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Orlando, FL. (Image: NDG/Mark Mahoney)
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enjoyed a successful Mid-Winter Training Conference for the Publishing Industry in Orlando, Florida Jan. 23-26 as showcased in our earlier story. Throughout the four-day conference national newsmakers such as the Honorable Andrew D. Gillum, former Mayor of Tallahassee, he was also the first African-American nominee representing the Democratic Party in the 2018 race to become governor.
Also, Florida’s own Benjamin L. Crump, Esq. who has represented numerous individuals and families fighting injustice throughout the country, was also a featured speaker. His clients include the family of Botham Shem Jean, a Dallas man killed by an off-duty police officer in his own apartment.
The theme of the conference was Innovation Training and Global Expansion of the Black Press of America. Sessions included a Training Session for NNPA Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and a panel discussion on investigative journalism, the panel on criminal justice reform and global expansion of the Black Press.
NNPA Orlando Photos
Below are a few photos from the NNPA Mid-Winter Conference
Right to Left: James Madison, Publisher, The Florida Sun (Orlando, FL.), Thurman Jones, Publisher, North Dallas Gazette, NNPA Chairman, Dorothy Leavell, Publisher of Chicago Crusader & Gary Crusader, Larry Smith, Publisher of The Community Times (Florence, South Carolina) and Calvin Anderson, Publisher of Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tennessee) at NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Orlando, FL (Image: NDG/Mark Mahoney)
Left to Right: Calvin Anderson, Publisher of Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tennessee); Janis Ware, Publisher, The Atlanta Voice; The Honorable Jerry L. Demings, Orange County Mayor; Dorothy R. Leavell, NNPA Chairperson & Publisher of The Crusade News Group; and Jonathan Sebastian Blount (Image: NDG/Roger Caldwell)
(L to R) Ron Burke from the Washington Informer; Claudette Perry, NNPA’s National Events and Meetings Manager; Dr. Benjamin Chavis, NNPA President and CEO; Annette Gibbs; and Janis Ware, Publisher, The Atlanta Voice at the 2019 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Orlando, FL (Image: NDG/Roger Caldwell)
