Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The State of the Black Press in America in 2023 is strong, resilient, and getting stronger day by day.
Black Press Week culminated with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., delivering the State of the Black Press.
More than 30 NNPA publishers and journalists followed up the address with a special White House visit in which Shalanda Young, the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke exclusively to the group.
Young, the first Black woman to lead the White House budget office, detailed the importance of the President’s fiscal plan to communities of color.
Jean-Pierre engaged the NNPA in her office, where she promised that the administration has continued to push for equity and equality for Black Americans.
“I would happily argue with anyone that this administration has done more for Black people than any other administration in history,” Jean-Pierre proclaimed.
Though she acknowledged there’s still more work needed legislatively, Jean-Pierre noted what the Biden-Harris administration has accomplished through executive orders and legislation like the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit, a historic more than $6 billion to HBCUs, and other measures.
“The president,” she said, “ensured that our community didn’t get left behind.”
Before the trip to the West Wing, Dr. Chavis delivered a searing message about where the Black Press stands as the institution celebrates its 196th year.
The March 17 luncheon at the National Press Club included remarks from Mississippi Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson, who highlighted the crucial need for a thriving Black Press and broke the kind of news sure to go viral.
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