“This last primary election showed that some of us were keeping ourselves from voting. There are 55 million unregistered Americans eligible to vote, and 10 million are African Americans,” said NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “What if those 10 million were registered? We wouldn’t have worried about Donald Trump or the craziness of what the U.S. Supreme Court is doing now. Elections have consequences. The overturned Roe v. Wade, the overturned gun laws – are consequences of elections.”
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Olympian Allyson Felix to Receive NNPA National Leadership Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Felix had joined the Hear Her campaign to share her story and raise awareness about urgent warning signs that could indicate life-threatening complications during and in the year after pregnancy. Because of her bold and tireless work, Felix will receive the 2021 National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) National Leadership Award for excellence and innovative leadership in Black America.
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Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, Immunologist and White House Covid-19 Task Force Member, to Receive 2021 NNPA National Leadership Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, a member of the White House COVID-19 Equity Task Force and a Food and Drug Administration member, empaneled to approve Covid vaccines, demurred when asked whether schools should reopen before children vaccinated. “The short answer is, for most places, in my opinion, it is not safe because mask mandates are not in place,” Dr. Hildreth responded.
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NNPA Second Vice Chair Reflects on Success of the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Farrer’s efforts and those of her colleagues on the Executive Committee are primary reasons that the Black Press remains the trusted voice inside and outside the communities they serve. She said it is the transformative vision of NNPA leaders that catapult Black-owned newspapers and media companies in the NNPA family.
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NNPA and Zenger News Unite to Sponsor Virtual TECH CONFERENCE 2021
NNPA NEWSWIRE — TECH CONFERENCE 2021, a one-day virtual summit will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The conference is designed and structured to present timely and constructive information, data, and best practices on the various technological advances in the national and global marketplace that can help sustain Black-owned businesses during the prolonged pandemic and afterwards.
