- National
NNPA Head Selected as One of 1 00
Most Influential Black Americans
In the May 1993 issue of
Ebony Magazine. Robert. W. Bogle,
president of the National Newspa
per Publishers Association
(NNPA). has been listed as one of
the nation s "100 Most Influential
Black Americans."
Formed in 1940. NNPA is a
trade association of 205 newspa
1 pers. which brings together publish
ers of AfricanyAmerican-owned
newspapers in the interests of
advancing their mutual economic
and professional concerns.
Bogle's selection marks the
return of the NNPA to the presti
gious African-American leadership
list. No NNPA president has been
included in Ebony's "100 Most
Influential" ranking since 1989.
Bogle, who also serves as pres
ident of the Philadelphia Tribune.
the nations oldest African-Ameri
can newspaper, assumed the
national presidency of NNPA in
1991 and has led the organization to
several significant achievements
since that time, including:
? the dedication in March of the
NNPAs new national headquarters
building in Washington, the first
such property owned by NNPA in
its 53-year history;
? the introduction of NNPA's
national wire service, which allows
the association's member newspa
pers to receive instantaneous news
announcements and correspondence
from across the country : and
? the establishment of new and
enhanced relationships with several
major- national advertisers, includ
ing Toys R Us. Proctor & Gamble.
U.S. Air. K-Mart and Walt Disney
World Company. Those and other
new relationships have accounted
for more than $4 million in addi
tional revenues to NNPA publica
tions over the past year.
Robert W. Bogle
A graduate of Cheyney Univer
sity. where he now serves a> chair
man of the council of trustees.
Bogle also is an advisor to the
United Negro CoTTegT^Ftrndra
member ot the executive committee
of the Boy Scouts of America and a
life member of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraiernitv.
Miller Brewing to Honor Black Press
Miller Brewing Co. will
announce the winners of its second
annual A. Phillip Randolph Mes
senger Awards during the 53rd
Annual National Newspaper Pnh
lishers Association (NNPA) Con
ference. The awards, which will be
presented to two members of the
NNPA in Los Angeles on June 25,
recognize black publishers for out
standing journalism in education
and civil rights. Named after A.
Phillip Randolph, civil rights leader,
labor activist and founder of The
Messenger, which was one of the
most respected black news journals
in the country, the awards program
offers a SI 0.000 prize package.
"The A. Phillip Randolph Mes
senger Awards provide an excellent
(Opportunity for African-American
journalists to be acknowledged and
honored for their achievements."
said Noel Hankin. corporate rela
tions director. Miller Brewing Com
pany. "This is also a great opportu
~ nity to commend the publishers for
their commitment to reporting
issues that not only impact the
African-American community, but
all society."
Winning articles will be
selected based upon content, report
ing accuracy and writing style. The
judges for the 1993 A. Phillip Ran
dolph Awards are Robert M. Rug
gles. the dean of the school of jour
nalism, media and graphic arts.
Florida A & M University; Eddie
L. Madison Jr., the acting chair and
assistant professor of the depart
ment of communications, Lincoln
University; and Cheryl R. Gooch.
the acting chair of the communica
tions media department. Alabama
State University. Nearly 100 arti
cles representing 35 NNPA newspa
pers have been submitted for the
panel's review.
Each of the newspapers that
published a winning article will
receive SI. 000 cash donated to the
non-profit organization of their
choice. Winning journalists will
receive SI. 500 cash. Miller Brew
ing Co. will also donate S2.500 to
the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Fund on behalf of each winning
publisher to assist with the develop
'? ment of future black journalists.
The fund, which provides merii
scholarships to students attending
CSN Names
Hill as Exec
Vice Pres
Dawn M. Hill, who has exten
sive experience in cable television
marketing and management and in
the video-movie industry, has been
appointed executive vice president
for worldwide distribution of the
new Caribbean Satellite Network
(CSN) based in M iami.
Hill will be responsible for
affiliate relations, marketing and
corporate affairs.
the nation's 37 historically black
public colleges and universities,
marks the graduation of the first
class of students later this year.
Last year's A. Phillip Randolph
Messenger Award for civil rights
reporting was presented to the
Miami Times and journalist Ray
mond A. Mohl for the article " Seg
regation in Miami." The education
award is given to the Kansas City
Call and journalist Carmen Jones
for the article Kt Medical School,
Honors First Black Graduate." ?
500 Expected at Second African
American Summit in West Africa
The response to the Second African-American
Summit in Libreville, Gabon, West Africa, May 24
28, has been overwhelming with approximately 500
participants making the journey to the international
conference, according to the Rev. Leon H. Sullivan,
chairman and founder.
"We have already filled one 747 charter airplane
and dozens of others (delegates) registered for a sec
ond plane," Sullivan said in announcing preliminary
details. "The response has been overwhelming, sim
ply overwhelrtiing," he added.
The retired Philadelphia minister who has con
sistently urged greater American grass roots, busi
ness and government support for improving condi
tions in all of Africa, announced that the new U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown is leading
the U.S. delegation to the meeting of African- Ameri
can leaders.
ence of Mayors; and Coretta Scott King.
Confirmed participants listed also included
Louis Sullivan, former Secretary of Health And |
Human Services; Jack Kemp, former U.S. Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development; Vivian Der
ryck, president, African- American Institute; Calvin
Rolard, president. United Black Fund; Gregory R. v
Smith, president, African Development Foundation; i
Benjamin Hooks, retiring executive director of the
NAACP, the Rev.- Joseph Lowery, president, South- .
em Christian Leadership Council; Frederick p
Humphries, president, Florida A&M University;
Arthur Thomas, president, Central State University; y
Edward Eddy, president-emeritus. University of
Rhode Island and Suchet Louis, provost, Tuskegee ?
University.
: . -
"We are expecting the heads of state from 10 to
15 African countries, along with chief executives of
major corporations, top officials of the (Present
Bill) Clinton administration and members of t/?eU.S.
Congress," Sullivan said. ^
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Among the public and private organization rep
resentatives listed as participating were Virginia
Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, George Moose, U.S. Assis
tant Secretary of Sta te for Africa; John Hicks, U.S.
Agency for International Development assistant
administrator for Africa; New York Commissioner
Wallace Ford, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, aspiring "New
Columbia Statehood"- candidate for U.S. Senater
Johnny Ford, former president of the World Confer
The delegate list also included L Lamond God
win, vice president, American Express; Joseph ]
Rougeau, vice president, Hughes Aircraft; Atty.
Hillary Holloway, former legal counsel, Federal
Reserve System; Rosa Parks, civU rights activist; |
Cicely Tyson, actress; Diclc Gregory, activist-enter
tainer; Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, entertainers
activists; Ira Hall, treasurer, International Business i
Machines, USA; Janet Hall, director, International |
Programs, Westinghouse; B. Lawrence Branch,
director, Merck & Company; and Robert Schuller,
pastor. Crystal Cathedral. . ;
Sullivan said a main emphasis of the summit is
"bridging the communications gap between Africa
and the African-American community, developing
new business relations, and discussing practical
methods to assist in the impioveiueui of Ihequality
of life in sub-Saharan African countries/'
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