For Immediate Release
March 18, 2018
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(BPRW) Black Women in Media Conference

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – Black Women In Media (BWIM), the renowned platform created for and by women of color in media and entertainment, has announced BETHer as a media sponsor for the 3rd Annual BWIM Awards & Conference. The empowering two-day event will take place on Wednesday, March 28th and Thursday, March 29th in New York City. Other sponsors include Microsoft  one of the leading brands in digital and tech and Miss Jessie's catering to Black women since 2004.

BETHER (formerly CENTRIC), is the premier network for African-American and specifically African-American woman audiences. Since inception, the network brand has successfully served its target audience with solid programming – becoming one of the leading destinations for the latest African-American entertainment and news for women of color. News of the partnership with BWIM brings great excitement to both parties involved. This partnership also presents a great opportunity to support an organization also seeking to empower and uplift people of color. 

In two weeks, the 2018 BWIM Awards & Conference will kick off with a day-long conference following the highly anticipated awards ceremony the next day that celebrates and honors notable Black women making great professional strides within the media industry. 

Additional honorees have been announced for the awards. Newly added honorees include Amber Payne, Executive Producer at Teen Vogue & THEM; Lori Stokes, Co-Host of Fox 5's Good Day New York; Lauren Wesley Wilson, Founder of ColorComm; Flo Anthony, Award-Winning Journalist & Author; Dulcé Sloan, Comedian & Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah; Crystal McCrary, Author, Filmmaker & Producer, and Codie Elaine Oliver, Co-Creator & Director of OWN Network’s Black Love docu-series. BET’s Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Jeanine Liburd and BET’s SVP & BETHER’s Head of Sales Michele Thornton Ghee also will be honored on Thursday, March 29th. 

Guests will experience two encouraging, inspiring and uplifting days filled with Black Girl Magic at the 2018 BWIM Awards & Ceremony. CEO & Founder Judith Jacques and team are beyond excited to bring the event back to New York City for a third year in a row!

A limited amount of tickets are still available to purchase by visiting BWIMAwards.com.  Use code: BWIMFriend for 20% off.

ABOUT BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA

Black Women In Media, a subsidiary organization of BLACK STREET, was created to provide a platform for women in media and entertainment. Black women are dominating fields in Communications, Journalism, Entertainment, Television, Radio, and yet there continues to be a lack of representation. BWIM provides a platform to recognize those who have paved the way, empower those who are dominating their fields, and inspire future media mavens. BWIM aims to encourage women to break past barriers and prejudices and continue spreading their Black Girl Magic! To better serve the community, BWIM is launching a mentorship opportunity, launch a series of digital talk shows, and their annual awards ceremony and conference. 

ABOUT BLACK STREET

BLACK STREET caters to showcasing greatness within the Black community. We are an outlet which focuses on many facets to highlight our community’s greatness. Be it features on our websites, a Black Tie Awards Ceremony, workshops, and expos, BLACK STREET aims to empower the Black community! Notable individuals in which we have honored in the past are: Actor, Philanthropist, & Author Isaiah Washington, Essence Magazine’s Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor, Black Girls Rock Founder Beverly Bond, CBS TV Personality and WEEN Co-Founder Sabrina Thompson, New York State Senator Kevin Parker, and TV Legal Analyst Midwin Charles. Many of those whom we’ve honored and awarded, have worked for and/or with notable brands such as the Obama Administration, BET, CNN, MSNBC, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, NY Times, Essence Magazine, BRAVO TV, TV One, Food Network, Black Enterprise, New York Urban League, NBC, the renowned television show SMASH, Mike Bloomberg, NAACP and many more!

BLACK STREET is an online publication catered to showcasing greatness within the Black community. Although there are many outlets catered to the Black community, not many showcase individuals the way shown on the website. With an extensive mission, they plan to cater to their community through many facets. Be it mentorship programs, fundraisers, collaborations with other nonprofits, panel discussions, awards ceremonies, expos, and various other empowering and uplifting projects. Not merely a website, BLACK STREET is well on its way to becoming a movement.

 

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