NNPA 2024 convention in Baltimore breaks new ground

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) concluded its 2024 annual summer convention on June 22, leaving its mark on Baltimore and making history as the first trade association with a presidential campaign as an event sponsor. The Biden-Harris campaign also announced a groundbreaking seven-figure advertising and sponsorship deal with the NNPA, which represents 250 Black-owned newspapers and media companies comprising the Black Press of America.Jasmine Harris, the director of Black Media for Biden-Harris 2024 announces a seven figure partnership deal with the NNPA during the trade association’s annual convention in Baltimore on June 21, 2024. (NNPA Newswire/ Mark Mahoney, Dream In Color) “In August of last year, our campaign announced the earliest and largest investment into Black media for any reelection campaign in history,” said Jasmine Harris, the director of national Black media for Biden-Harris 2024. “This partnership with the NNPA is a continuation of those efforts and will strengthen our work in meeting Black voters where they are, to underscore the stakes of this election for Black America. President Biden and Vice President Harris are responsible for creating millions of new jobs for Black workers and record low...