The Black Press of America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Black_Press_of_America
GPTKB entity
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Predicate 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 6