The Black Women’s Wellness and Empowerment Summit is Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.
The theme of the summit is “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Resilience Beyond the Margins,” and it will focus on raising awareness about the struggles black women have endured throughout history. Speakers will also aim to promote the overall wellness of black women as a way to unite all minority communities.
The summit is part of the student-run series called “Together We Stand: Raising Cultural Awareness” that began in fall of 2016. The program was awarded the 2017 Diversity and Inclusion Award from IU Student Life and Learning.
This year the summit will be collecting donations from attendees for the Black Women’s Wellness and Empowerment Scholarship where the proceeds will benefit black women who have financial need and are working to empower other minority communities.
Tickets and a detailed schedule are available at https://www.bwwes.com.
This year’s event will bring nine speakers from across the nation including:
- Stephanie Power-Carter, associate professor of literacy, culture and language education at IU
- Denise Hayes, Director of IU Counseling and Psychological Services
- Gloria Howell, Ph.D candidate in Higher Education and Student Affairs at IU
- Quinton Stroud, Ph.D candidate in Education Policy Studies at IU
- Donté Miller, M. Ed. and Ph.D student in Higher Education and Student Affairs at IU
- Gail Thompson, associate professor of education at Claremont Graduate University
- Candice Hargons, assistant professor of counseling psychology and a sex researcher at University of Kentucky
- Elise Smith, CEO of Fatness Fiction
- Rafi Hasan, equity and inclusion coordinator for the Monroe County Community School Corporation
