This year, the ELC will take center stage to host an array of influential media executives who have paved the way in Black media for decades. “The Power of Black Leadership and Today’s Media Landscape” panel will be jam-packed with the best of the best in Black media spaces, including Essence CEO Carolina Wanga, CBS’ VP of News, Tanya Black, CEO of Reach TV, Lynnwood Bibbens and BET’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kimberly Paige, according to a press release shared with Black Enterprise.
While on the NABJ stage, the group will take a deep dive into Black leaders’ pivotal role in shaping the media’s narrative, break down the challenges faced and explain how to continue being the driver of inclusivity. Those who attend will hear and see the powerful world of leadership, diversity and the future of media.
Since 1986, the ELC has been a lifeline in mentoring Black leaders in higher education and corporate America and formed by a group of nineteen Black corporate executives – eighteen men and one woman – the group started by helping to keep the doors of the former HBCU, Bishop College, open until 1988. After becoming a “catalyst for a corporate civil rights movement,” the group’s legacy has continued to be vital support of “supporting, developing and nurturing Black excellence” across numerous sectors.
The annual NABJ conference will take place in Chicago between Jul. 31 and Aug. 4. Black journalists and media professionals from all over the country come together for this annual event to embed a lasting impact on culture and to continue a “legacy of thriving Black-owned businesses and cultural institutions.”
The topics corresponding with this year’s schedule are ones that attendees don’t want to miss. Some topics include writing data-driven stories, making connections in the newsroom, building small business success and more. Attendees can also make lasting media connections or find their next employer by attending the all-day Career Fair & Exhibits.
Source: Black Enterprise
