Black Womens Conference

The tenth annual Black Women's Conference will be held March 24 and 25, 2004 in the W.T. Young Library. The committee is currently planning this important event. Please continue to check our Web site for additional information.

About the Conference
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.