Organizations
- National Newspaper Publishers AssociationA list of current members of this association. (See below for more information)
- National Association of Black JournalistsFounded by 44 men and women on December 12, 1975 in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is the largest organization for journalists of color in the nation.
Membership
The NNPA was founded in 1940 when John H. Sengstacke, of the Chicago Defender, organized a meeting with other African American publishers intended for "harmonizing our energies in a common purpose for the benefit of Negro journalism". In 1956, the trade association was renamed with the current moniker.
Black Press USA
In 2001, NNPA created an electronic news service, Black Press USA, which enables newspapers to provide real-time news and information to its national constituency.[3] In 2003, Larry Muhammad reported for NeimanReports that Black Press USA "is a project of the Black Press Institute and handled by XIGroup, a Web development firm co-owned by Joy Bramble, publisher of The Baltimore Times, an NNPA member publication."
In the early 21st century, the NNPA has been composed of more than 200 African American newspapers in the United States and the Virgin Islands. They have a combined readership of several million.
