BLACK WOMEN RISE

A MULTIGENERATIONAL AND MULTIRACIAL GATHERING

PRESENTERS & PERFORMERS

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018

The first BWR conference (held in March 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was an enormous success. More than 220 participants from 20 cities, D.C., and Canada attended - the age range was 14 to 83 - and women from diverse racial/ethnic, professional and political backgrounds were represented.

BWR 2018 will again bring together women from around the country and Florida - experts, activists, academics, theologians, policy-makers, entertainers, and participants of multigenerational and multiracial backgronds. We are excited once again to offer this unique opportunity to learn, network, exchange ideas, and develop strategies at the upcoming summit.

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KEYNOTE PANEL

JUDGE HELEN WHITENER – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Judge Whitener has practiced on the Pierce County Superior Court since January 2015. A former prosecutor and defense attorney, she is the second black female on her bench...

JEWELLE GOMEZ
Jewelle Gomez (Cape Verdean/Ioway/Wampanoag) is the author of eight books, including the black lesbian vampire novel The Gilda Stories (in print continuously since 1991) and the winner...

NADINE SMITH
An award-winning journalist turned organizer, Nadine Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based...

DANIELLE ALLEN
Proud lesbian, published poet, lover, activist, womon, and staunch advocate of the #SayHerName movement. Educated formally at university, educated informally by living...

CHANICE LEE
15-year-old Chanice Lee created her blog The Melanin Diary as a way to promote social awareness amongst black teens by discussing various topics centered around social justice...

SHEREE ANDERSON
Sheree Anderson is a community health educator for Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida (PPSENFL). In this role, she facilitates positive change in the lives of others...

TIFANNY BURKS
Tifanny Burks is a freedom fighter, abolitionist, and community organizer. Born in Miami and raised in Broward, Burks started her activist journey in 2013. She evolved into becoming a social...

TIONNE CARSON
Tionne Carson is a senior at Coral Reef Senior High in Miami. As vice president of her school’s Black Student Union, she is dedicated to being part of the Black Women Rise Summit...

DR. CARLA (C.C.) CARTER
Dr. Carla (C.C.) Carter is is an educator, performer, and writer. Her first collection of poetry, Body Language, was nominated for a 2003 Lambda Literary Award. She is the winner of a host of...

REV. DR. CHARMAYNE DAVIS
Rev. Dr. Charmayne Davis has more than 22 years in ministry. Ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, she holds degrees from Tennessee State University and Louisville...

REV. LORILYN (CANDY) HOLMES
Rev. Candy Holmes has been with the Metropolitan Community Churches
(MCC) for more than 30 years. She lifts up a liberation theology that is...

UBAKA HILL
Internationally known drummer and teacher Ubaka Hill’s performance and teaching venues have included decades of leading the Drumsong Orchestra at the Michigan Womyn’s...

NEDRA JOHNSON
Nedra Johnson's OUTMUSIC Award-winning songs are a joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock, and gospel. Her two CDs - Testify (1998) andNedra(2005) - feature lush background...

MAY REIGN
May Reign, born and raised in Miami, is known as one of South Florida's most powerful female poets. Her following is in the thousands, yet fans say she somehow is able to reach each of them...

DR. DELORES WALTERS
Dr. Delores M. Walters is researching her family’s history/genealogy after a professional career in teaching, directing and advocating for diversity, inclusion, and...

LAURA IRENE WAYNE
The work of artist Laura Irene Wayne – designer of the Black Women Rise logo – has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and has appeared in/on the covers of The Black Scholar, WeMoon...

ANGELA WILLIAMS
Angela Williams is the award-winning founder and director of Mothers Against Murderers Association (MAMA) in West Palm Beach, Florida, through which she coordinates support services...

KAREN WILLIAMS
Nationally-known stand-up comic, humor educator, motivational speaker and diversity trainer Karen Williams, M.Ed, is the founder and CEO of the International Institute of Humor...

WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MARCH 17, 2018

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Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
4857 Northlake Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018

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