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PHOTOS BY MIKE NORRIS
NNPA 2014 Black Publishers Convention in Portland
University of Oregon student and NNPA Journalism Scholarship recipient Kelsy
Alston said she hopes to work as a broadcaster specializing in the politics of
sports. She second from right with Arizona Informant Publisher Cloves C.
Campbell, NNPA Foundation President Mary G. Denson of the Windy City Word,
and Jackie Hampton of the Mississippi Link.
Bernie Foster, NNPA Events Manager Jackie Willis and Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales.
Bernie Foster, Portland Development Commission CEO Patrick Quinton, Jackie
Hampton and Frank Garcia, director of the Governor’s Office of Equity and
Inclusion.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, center, with admirers.
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Wash Allen of MJWJ Global Network interviews
newly-appointed NNPA CEO Benjamin Chavis.
Former San
Francisco
Mayor Willie
Brown was
the 2014
Legacy
Award
honoree.
July 2, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 7