NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NNPA congratulates and salutes Carol H. Williams not only for her outstanding leadership but also for her longstanding commitment to freedom, justice, and equality. Our society and the world continue to be made better because of leaders like Carol H. Williams,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. The first African American female to be named a VP and creative director at Leo Burnett Co., Williams opened her firm in 1986.