Black Power Moves

In this episode of Black Power Moves, part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network, we're speaking to Judith Jacques-Laguerre. Judith is Award-Winning Communications professional with 10+ years of experience with a strong focus in Events, Sales, & Marketing. Judith is also the Founder + CEO, Black Women in Media Black Women In Media (BWIM) created in 2014 due to a need for representation. https://blackwomeninmedia.com/BWIM provides a community of women dominating in Communications, Media, Entertainment, Literature + Publishing, TV & Film, Digital + Tech, Radio + Broadcast, and so much more. BWIM works diligently to inspire women within our community by recognizing those breaking barriers and dominating in their respective fields. We’ll be talking about what prompted Judith to start this organization, as well as advice she has for Black women in professional spaces.

In addition, Judith will be telling us all about the organization’s annual awards and conference gathering with thousands of women and providing awe-inspiring experiences. The Conference consists of a series of 30+ panels, workshops, and keynote speakers. The awards ceremony gathers some of the biggest names in Media, Communications, and Entertainment.

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In this episode of Black Power Moves, part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network, we're talking about an amazing initiative and organization called Where Is My Land with co-founders Ashanti Martin and Kavon Ward, who have both been working tirelessly to reclaim land stolen from Black Americans and secure restitution for lost wealth and enterprise.

Willis-Cleveland Clinic WIML Press Release

We discuss all the amazing progress they've made since July, their unprecedented victory at Manhattan Beach, and the latest fight for stolen land that involves the world-known Cleveland Clinic. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/cleveland-clinic-thrives-while-its-black-neighbors-fal l-behind/ar-BB19wRes 

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-03/the-many-chapters-marked-by-racism-in -george-floyds-family-history 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/24/us/tulsa-race-massacre.html 

https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/local-man-testifies-in-front-of-states-reparation-tas k-force-over-wrongfully-taken-land/ 

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/49

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