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The Black Press of America
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Black_Press_of_America
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:National_Newspaper_Publishers_Association
gptkbp:annualEvent
gptkb:NNPA_Annual_Convention
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:NNPA_Merit_Awards
gptkbp:focus
African American news
gptkbp:founded
1940
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:John_H._Sengstacke
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
advocated for civil rights
provided platform for Black voices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Black Press of America
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:membership
over 200 newspapers
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Chicago_Defender
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Courier
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Sentinel
gptkb:Amsterdam_News
gptkb:The_Washington_Informer
gptkbp:president
gptkb:Dr._Benjamin_F._Chavis_Jr.
gptkbp:publishes
gptkb:The_Black_Press_USA
gptkbp:purpose
journalism
advocacy
gptkbp:regionServed
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:serves
gptkb:African_American_communities
gptkbp:type
gptkb:professional_association
gptkbp:website
https://www.nnpa.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:National_Newspaper_Publishers_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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