Posted April 6, 2023
| Journey Through the Decades of Black Excellence Showcase, walk with us through the decades of beautiful blackness in all it’s splendor. The “Showcase” is a demonstration of how Black People have propelled forward and upwards in diverse areas from politics, science, fashion, spoken word, and all types of artistry including hair. Come and share your talents and share in the talents of others, all while having a lot of fun! |
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Sista 2 Sista Mentoring DayWe have over 200 young ladies attending this event. We are so excited to create this safe space for Black Girls to learn, grow and have fun!Topics:Real Talk Transitions (Elementary to Middle, Middle to High School, High School to College and College to Adulting.)Courageous and Necessary Conversations:Colorism, Black on Black Love, Black Hair, Mental Health.Team Building Challenges We hope your daughter, sister, friend, student will be joining us. We don’t want anyone to miss out of this great day of Sisterhood and Community, led by their peers. You coming? |
 Journey Through the Decades of Black Excellence Showcase If you have talent and want to showcase it in the context of Black ExcellenceSign-up Today!! At the Showcase you can expect to enjoy great music from the 60’s to current. This is a fashion show wrapped in Black History filled with demonstrations of Black Excellence in diverse artistry by diverse people (Black, White, Latino, Asian, Native American- Men & Women, Boys and Girls.) Expect to see painting, Black hair styles, spoken word, dance, stepping and lots of fun. If you are a human that wants to be a part of demonstrating Black Excellence then share your gifts, talents and time with us. This is about Black Excellence, show it if you got it!! |
Schools/Groups you want to bring your students. Register Here! YOU NEED THISINFORMATION! More details on how to participate, sponsor and admissions and/or be a vendor. Download the fliers and share. Everyone should be present!! |
 We Are Going to the Global Leadership Retreat in Orlando Florida!Our young ladies are heading to Florida to focus on learning and practicing their leadership & facilitation skills so that they can come back and lead on April 14th at our Sista 2 Sista Mentoring Day. We are all excited about the opportunity to spend some time healing, learning and growing together. Support a girl today! Your donation no matter how great or small means a lot. You can also receive a thank you gift for donating today. The cost per girls is $1600 we need help in providing scholarships for the girls. Thank you for donating today!! |
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| The GLR on March 23rd-27th is for serious leaders ONLY! Every young lady that participates in this event must agree to lead at the Sista 2 Sista Mentoring Day April 27th. The GLR will be packed with leadership building opportunities. The retreat is our time to design, plan and practice implementing the activities for the Sista 2 Sista event. Yes, we will have fun once the work is done but it will be work! Sign-up Today! For more details and how to participate follow this link.Celebrate Sisterhood with us on April 14th. This year we are welcoming out girls in 3rd thru 5th grade to join us. So, all girls 3rd grade- college are welcome to participate in this peer led event. This will be a day of great conversations, art, journaling, team work and overall community building and fun! Lots of fun makes learning easier. This is our last event of the school year so don’t miss out. Register your School/Group Today! For more details and how to participate follow this link.Celebrate Black History Month with us on April 28th. This is your opportunity to share your talents and have fun learning about Black History. All people, all ages, all sizes, all colors, boys, girls, men and women are welcome to share your talents that demonstrate “Black Excellence.” This is our fundraiser and scholarship awards event. Two show times 9:30Am and 6:30PM Sign-up today! For more details and how to participate follow this link. |
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