Hundreds Attend Black Women's Roundtable

WASHINGTON - April 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Hundreds of women and girls  from around the country took part in  the Washington, DC area Thursday, March 26, 2015 - Saturday, March 28th, 2015 for the  Black Women's Roundtable 4^th Annual  Women of Power "Healthy. Wealthy, Wise" National Summit  which this year carried the theme: Invest. Inspire. Unite.

The three-day summit   held during  Women's History Month  included a wide range of activities with participants going to meet with lawmakers  on Capitol Hill March 26th, and  forums,  meetings and other activities at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott.  Photos from the summit can be found here.

Highlights from the Summit Include:

·         Release of the Black Women’s Roundtable report  “Black Women in the US in 2015.”  The report is the second  in an annual series  that will utilize data from a wide range of government and private sources to provide a broad view of the lives of Black Women in America at this critical juncture.

You can upload the report at  http://ncbcp.org/news/releases/BWRReport.BlackWomeninU.S....

·         A march to Capitol hill in support of  the confirmation of Loretta lynch as the next U.S. attorney general followed by a  public policy luncheon attended by several members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Congresswoman Stacy Plaskett (D-VI).

·         Panels on economic and social justice, criminal justice and entrepreneurship  with a special  briefing from the White House.  Speakers included  Teresa Younger from the Ms. Foundation.

·         A separate track of activities for girls 14 to 17 which focused on technology and economic and civic empowerment.

More information can be found at www.ncbcp.org.

The Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) serves as the women and girls empowerment arm of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. BWR promotes health and wellness, economic security and sustainability, education and global empowerment.   The National Coalition, founded in 1976, creates and enlightens communities by building institutional capacity that provides and develops leadership. By educating, motivating, organizing, and mobilizing Black communities, the National Coalition seeks to encourage full participation in a barrier-free democratic process. The National Coalition works to expand, strengthen, and empower communities to make voting and civic participation a cultural responsibility and tradition.

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