Sweet 16 - Black PR Wire

September 2016
Women of Color Empowerment September 9-11th
Effective leadership is a cornerstone for success. Fittingly,
the Sixth Annual Women of Color Empowerment Conference
(WOCEC) will focus on educating and motivating dynamic
Women of Color to lead more effectively.
The prestigious event takes place from September 9-11, 2016
at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, located at 321 N.
Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The
weekend of the WOCEC seeks to educate, encourage, and cultivate
women leaders of color.
Hundreds of America’s top women leaders of color will convene
in South Florida for a weekend of enrichment, enlightenment and
empowerment aimed at broadening their spheres of influence and
strengthening their ability to effectively lead.
Sweet 16
Events planned for the Sixth Annual Women of Color Empowerment
Conference include:
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provides a comprehensive list of Black-owned
businesses and services throughout the country.
It also provides key facts, figures, data and
information about the black professional, their
business resource and services, and much more.
“Our directory offers needed tools and
information on how to effectively engage
and interact with the black community,” says
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“Black business truly matters and with this online
directory, we are able to showcase the many great
• Friday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. – Reception and Concert –
Miki Howard, Avery Sunshine and the Alan Paul Band.
• Saturday, September 10 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Empowerment
Conference – A multitude of empowerment sessions and
dynamic topics of interest for everyone. There will be a “Power”
Luncheon with keynote speaker Cathy Hughes, seminars
featuring the brightest leaders in business, law, technology, health
care, education, government, not-for-profit organizations and
more. There will also be an evening networking reception.
• Sunday, September 11 at 8:30 a.m. – Purses, Pearls
and Slippers Sisterhood Breakfast – This breakfast
overlooking the beautiful Fort Lauderdale Beach seeks
to empower financially so that attendees can live their
fullest life. Learn the 7 Steps to 7 Figures from global television
business expert Deborah Owens and additional information about
the WOCEC, visit www.NationalWomenOfColor.com or contact Kathy
Eggleston at (954) 768-9770.
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Special Salute to the
2016 Olympians
This was a golden year for us at the Rio
2016 Olympics. The Summer Olympics
Games comes around every four years to
allow the greatest athletes from around the
world to compete for metals and bragging rights, all while
representing their native lands.
This year, African American athletes
brought home the gold in record numbers.
The world watched in awe as talented
athletes performed during the Olympic
Games. These athletes truly showed off their star power during
the summer games. Black PR Wire salutes all of this year’s
winners and congratulates you on a job well done!
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POWER PROFILER: CATHY HUGHES
Cathy Hughes is a dynamic media pioneer who
demonstrates the power of one – one woman, one
vision, one company - Radio One. As Founder
and Chairperson of Radio One, Inc., the largest
African-American owned and operated, broadcast
company in the nation, Hughes’ unprecedented
career has spawned a multi-media conglomerate
that generates original content across the
spectrums of radio, television and digital media.
Her humble beginnings in Omaha, Nebraska, were
not a deterrent to her success but rather part of
the catalyst that fueled her ambition to empower
African Americans with information and to tell
stories from their perspective.
Hughes began her radio career in her
hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, at KOWH
(AM), a station owned by a group of AfricanAmerican professionals. In 1971, she moved to
Washington, D.C., and became a lecturer in the
newly established School of Communications at
Howard University. During her tenure, she served
as General Sales Manager at WHUR, Howard
University Radio, increasing the station’s revenue
from $250,000 to $3 million in her first year.
She also became the first woman Vice President
and General Manager of a station in the nation’s
capital and created the format known as the “Quiet
Storm,” which revolutionized urban radio and was
aired on over 480 stations nationwide. In 1980,
Hughes purchased her first radio station, WOLAM, in Washington D.C., and pioneered yet
another innovative format - “24-Hour Talk from a
Black Perspective.” With the theme, “Information
is Power,” she served as the station’s morning show
host for 11 years.
In 1999, Cathy Hughes became the first
African-American woman to chair a publicly
held corporation, following the sale of 7,150,000
shares of common stock to the public. Since that
time, she, along with her son and business partner
Alfred Liggins, III, has grown Radio One, Inc.
into a multi-media company that is an urban radio
market leader with 56 stations comprised of hip
hop, R&B, gospel and talk radio formats. Radio
One is the first African-American company in
radio history to dominate several major markets
simultaneously and is the first woman-owned radio
station to rank number one in any major market.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This section is designed to keep you in the know and on the go.
Check out some of the latest happenings throughout the country this month.
African American Street Festival
9/16/16-9/18/16
Nashville, TN
www.aacanashville.org
CHICAGO
JAZZ FESTIVAL
9/01/16-9/04/16
Chicago, IL
www.chicagojazz
festival.us
ORBERT DAVIS
JILL SCOTT
EL DEBARGE
HEZEKIAH
WALKER
9/09/16-9/11/16
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.NationalWomenOfColor.com
CUPID
9/01/16-9/05/16
Orlando, FL
www.family
reunionblack
americaweb.com
ERICA
CAMPBELL
Its success has earned Cathy Hughes hundreds of
prestigious awards and recognitions including:
the ADColor Lifetime Achievement Award, the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Chair’s
Phoenix Award, the NAACP Chairman’s Award,
the Giant of Broadcasting Award, the Uncommon
Height of Excellence Award, the Essence Women
Shaping the World Award, the Ida B. Wells Living
Legacy Award, and induction into the American
Advertising Federation Hall of Fame.
ANDRA
DAY
BLANCHE
WILLIAMS
JOCELYN
MILLERCARTER
BENTINA
TERRY
BAD BOY FAMILY
REUNION TOUR
9/14/16
Dallas, TX
www.ticketmaster.com
QUINCY JONES
MONTEREY
JAZZ FESTIVAL
9/16/16-9/18/16
Monterey, CA
www.montereyjazz
festival.org
47th Annual African American
Day Parade
9/18/16
Harlem, NY
www.africanamericandayparade.com
International Black Women’s
Congress Conference
9/23/16-9/25/16
Columbus, OH
www.ibwc.us
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