National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)

CTL-E-0707 · Organization · other · 1940

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Trade association of Black newspapers; founded by John H. Sengstacke

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001, BPM-003; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BPM-003:org-nnpa, CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-081; source research type(s): Organization, organization.

Sources

NNPA
African American Registry, "The National Newspaper Publishers Association is Founded" (aaregistry.org); Savannah Tribune via NNPA coverage
Alchetron (mirroring Wikipedia), updated Apr 25, 2026; en-academic.com (2010 Wikimedia mirror)
nnpa.org; Savannah Tribune; Alchetron; Growjo company profile
Los Angeles Sentinel, 2019-06-28; Post News Group
nnpa.org; new.finalcall.com (2025-06)
journal-isms.com, 2026-07
journal-isms.com, 2026-03
The Madison Times / NNPA statement, 2018
blackpast.org
nnpa.org; savannahtribune.com
nnpa.org
journal-isms.com

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