Black Women of Power
This empowering and insightful event is designed for Black women to discuss the critical issues that matter most in the 2024 Presidential Election. The Black Women of Power event will delve into how economic anxieties are impacting our everyday lives and explore the key issues that resonate with the youth this election cycle.
Event Program
Women of Power Morning Gathering
Jazz Musical Prelude
Cassie Watson Fancillon, Harpist
Welcome and Introduction of Mistress of Ceremony
Tonya Tyson, Senior Vice President of Operations & Programs,
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Mistress of Ceremony Opening Remarks
Pamela D.C. Junior, Director Emeritus
Two Mississippi Museums, Historian, and Motivational Speaker
Hosts Greetings and Opening Remarks
Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO
NCBCP, National Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable
Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director and Co-Convener
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable
Keturah Butler-Reed, Co-Convener
Louisiana Black Women’s Roundtable
Inspiration
Jotaka Eaddy, Founder
#WinWithBlackWomen, Founder & CEO, Full Circle Strategies
Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, President & CEO
National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
Partner Greetings
Mikhiela Sherrod, Ph.D.
Director, US Domestic Program, Oxfam
Joi Owens Norwood, Esq., Program Officer
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Tanya Lombard, VP
Global & External Affairs, Head of Strategic Alliances, AT&T
Nsombi Lambright, Executive Director
One Voice
Research Presentation
Topic: “Power of the Sister Vote” Poll Results Overview
Presenter: Terrance Woodbury, Founder HIT Strategies
Power Table One
Achieving Racial, Gender, Economic & Social Justice, and The Power of the Sister Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election
Moderator Introduction
Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO
NCBCP, National Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable
Session 1
Moderator:
Angela Rye, Principal and CEO
Impact Strategies, Commentator, Empowermenteur
Panelists:
Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director and Co-Convener
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable
Helen Young Butler, Executive Director
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda/Convener, GA Black Women’s Roundtable
Kimberle’ W. Crenshaw, PhD., Co-Founder & ED
African American Policy Forum, Host of Intersectionality Matters, Professor at Columbia Law School & UCLA Law School
Letetia Jackson, Convener
South Alabama BWR, President & CEO, Tandeka LLC
Monica Simpson, Executive Director
Sister Song
Session 2
Moderator:
Angela Rye, Principal and CEO
Impact Strategies, Commentator, Empowermenteur
Panelists:
Bishop Leah Daughtry, Founder & Co-Convenor
Power Rising
Commissioner Sheila Tyson, Convener
Alabama Coalition on Black Civic Participation/AL BWR
Tameka Ramsey, Convener
Michigan Black Women’s Roundtable, Michigan Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Founder, T. Ramsey & Associates
Angele Wilson, Senior Director
ERP Resources, Inc.
Christal M. Jackson, Founder
Mosaic Genius
Jazz Brunch & Women of Power Afternoon Gathering
Jazz Selections
Cassie Watson Fancillon, Harpist
Stephanie Jordan, Jazz Singer
Power Table Two
Unleashing the power of the Black Youth Vote: Bold Demands for 2024!
Moderator Introduction
Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director & Co-Convener
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable
Session 1
Moderator:
Tiffany Cross, TV Host, Journalist,
Author of Say It Louder
Panelists:
Aleshia Young, Ambassador
Black Youth Vote Mississippi
Moriah Bateast, Member
Terrebonne Parish NAACP Youth Council
Kiersten Hawkins, Ambassador
Black Youth Vote Mississippi
Kalyn Washington, State Coordinator
Alabama Black Youth Vote
Session 2
Moderator:
Tiffany Cross, TV Host, Journalist,
Author of Say It Louder
Panelists:
Mary-Pat Hector, State Coordinator
Georgia Black Youth Vote, CEO of Rise Free, Founder of Equity for All, Inc.
Keturah Butler-Reed, Co-Convener
Louisiana Black Women’s Roundtable, Freelance Organizing, Cancer Free Economy Network, Sign1News
Illai Kenney, Managing Director
HBCU Green Fund, Black Youth Vote Alumni
Call to Action
Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director & Co-Convener,
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable
Joi Chaney, Senior Policy Advisor
NCBCP/BWR, Founder, J.O.I. Strategies
Gwendolyn Hughes, Convener
Louisiana Black Women’s Roundtable, Louisiana Unity Coalition
Jazz Musical Postlude
Cassie Watson Fancillon, Harpist
Networking