The 16th Annual Black Women’s Conference

Anna J. Cooper Mary McLeod Bethune Doris Wilkinson The 15th Annual Black Women's Conference

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"Black Women, Work and Wealth"

March 20, 24 & 25, 2010

March 20, Saturday
Village Potluck
11 a.m.-2 p.m.

March 24, Wednesday
Student Town Hall Meeting
6 p.m.
206 UK Student Center

March 25, Thursday
Anna J. Cooper Address
10-11:30 a.m.
(9:30 a.m. Registration)
Mary McLeod Bethune Luncheon and Lecture
Noon
Panel Discussion
2:30-4 p.m.
Dr. Doris Y. Wilkinson Distinguished Lecture
5-6:30 p.m.
UK Student Center,Small Ballroom, 3rd Floor

The country’s in a financial crisis. 

Loss of  jobs. Loss of homes. And, sometimes, loss of hope. But, we’re black women: we always get it done.

We've had to. We have to.  And we will – always – get it done.

This year’s theme of Black Women, Work and Wealth speaks to who we are, who we have been and who we can be once we’re informed, educated and equipped. Join us. And let’s be fiscally empowered – together.

All events, except where noted, are free.  For information on any of these events, please contact the African American Studies and Research Program, 102 Breckinridge Hall, phone 859-257-3593. 

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The annual Black Women's Conference was initiated in the spring of 1995 in observance of Women's History Month and in an effort to especially recognize, highlight, and examine issues that are central to the lives of Black women including their historical and contemporary roles in the black community and beyond. Toward this end, each year the conference focuses on a theme relevant to the physical and mental well being of Black women in an effort to offer information that can be used to empower them on a daily basis. We additionally seek to examine contemporary challenges facing Black women and historicize their struggles while also celebrating their contributions to society. In order to promote dialogue on theses issues, each year prominent African Americans from the local and national community are invited to participate in the conference as facilitators, discussants, and keynote speakers. It is also our goal to involve groups and individuals from both the local and university community as both participants and audience for the conference.