The 2006 PRIMARIES and the ELECTIONS are just around the corner, join the Historical Black Press Foundation for the 1st Annual Pastries and Politics Breakfast as part of the 2nd Annual Black Press All Star Awards and Onsite Media Clinic. Format: Meet the Black Press. Candidates meet the publishers and reporters of America’s Black Press. Participate in this lively discussion on everything from how the candidates feel about the Voting Rights Act, the State of Black America, the aftermath of the Katrina Hurricane and other Black issues. Moderator: Regina Jefferson formerly of Radio One. Audience: Political candidates, political reporters and the public.
Invited Guests and Dignitaries:
DC Mayor Anthony Williams
DC Shadow Senator Eleanor Holmes Norton
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass)
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Arlen Spector (R- )
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Congressman John Conyers
Congressman John Lewis
Derrick McGinty
Isiah Leggett
Rev. Al Sharpton
Dick Gregory
Armstrong Williams
Wade Henderson
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
DC Council Members
Montgomery County Council
Prince George ’s County Council
Congressional Black Caucus Membership
Blacks in Government Membership
Black County Elected Officials
White House Reporters
Military Reporters and Editors
Washington Area Black Journalists
Rainbow PUSH
Radio and TV stations
Maryland Senatorial Candidates
DC Mayoral Candidates
NAACP Baltimore
US Civil Rights Foundation
U.S. Black Mayors
U.S. League of Cities
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
Condelezza Rice
Hilary Shelton, President NAACP Washington, DC Chapter
Cato Institute
Heritage Foundation
Center for Joint Political Studies
Black college media
Black newspapers
Black magazines
Copyright 2006.
Historical Black Press Foundation.
