NPC Virtual Newsmaker: NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson will discuss issues of Black representation in the arts and media at a National Press Club Headliners’ event on Wednesday, March 31 at 2 p.m.

The one-hour program will be streamed live on the National Press Club’s website as well as the YouTube Channel.  It is accessible to both the media and members of the general public and free of charge.  

The event will be moderated by National Press Club’s President, Lisa Nicole Matthews, with  questions-and-answers throughout the hour.  Questions for the speaker must be submitted in  advance.  Please type NAACP in the subject line and email to [email protected]. 

Johnson will discuss the NAACP Image Awards, which honors outstanding performances in  entertainment and the arts, and the importance of representation and recognition in Hollywood. He will also address many of the critical issues to which the organization has focused its efforts, including  corporate accountability in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the recent NFL/Fox deal, advancing police reform, navigating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Black community, and student debt cancellation. 

Johnson will also share how the 112-year-old organization has evolved since he took the helm in October 2017.