WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2021 — If you ask Brenda Andrews why the Black Press still matters after 194 years, the New Journal and Guide publisher will always provide an easy and definitive response, The Washington Informer reports in an article written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor.
“Even with diverse news stories from various media platforms, the Black Press continues its original role as an advocate for the Black community,” stated Andrews, who also serves as national treasurer of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
The NNPA is the trade association representing the Black Press of America.
After 194 years, the Black Press continues to record racial history and give meaning and value to what is news, and how it is created and distributed as information and commentary from the Black perspective, Andrews announced.
It is for that reason, Andrews said she is looking forward to the NNPA’s annual summer convention when visitors, sponsors, cooperate partners, and others will see firsthand why the Black Press still matters.
Registration for the 2021 convention is free, and those interested can sign up at www.virtualnnpa2021.com.
“The Black Press is a watchdog over how the stories about Black America are told, and it is an incubator for news that makes history and impacts our country and our democracy,” Andrews asserted.
The owners of the more than 230 newspapers and media companies in the Black Press family diligently determine what is newsworthy for the Black communities they serve, Andrews continued.
“They decide what stories must be told and exactly how these stories are to be told as events that impact Black America.”
Andrews argued that “it is an important and crucial role to decide how the current events of the day are to be remembered as history. It is not just important to have these stories and information recorded about the Black community. It is important who is telling the stories and how authentically those stories mirror the various nuances of Black Life in America.”
With degrees in English and psychology from California State University, Sacramento, Andrews worked as a school teacher from 1973 to 1977 before joining the U.S. Army. See complete story in The Washington Informer at https://www.washingtoninformer.com/new-journal-and-guide-publisher-brenda-andrews-explains-why-the-black-press-still-matters/?fbclid=IwAR3mG22hLVLVQFhZ7iThNqU-9A8vLt2dRfTrwHQ-FOqXNoI6NJU9K3EmQNY
