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BET + BET Her Sponsors Black Women in Media NYC Event

Yodit Tewolde, Legal Analyst and Attorney

BWIM, Black Women in Media, sponsored by BET and BET Her, works to empower and inspire women within the community to dominate in their field of work.

Nikki Fowler, Publisher + CCO, Glitter Magazine

BWIM will host an annual awards ceremony that consists of many women in today’s society who are dominating in media. This year’s nominees include our very own Nikki Fowler, publisher and editor-in-chief of Glitter Magazine, which was founded in 2006, Love & Hip-Hop New York‘s Yandy Smith-Harris, co-host of The Breakfast Club Angela Yee, actress DeWanda Wise, political commentator Dr. Wendy Osefo, activist and national co-chair of the Women’s March Tamika D. Mallory, and so many more powerful black women.

Michele Thornton Ghee, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BET & HEAD OF SALES AT BETHER

The past honorees included Beverly Bond, founder of Black Girls Rock, TV and radio personality Bevy Smith, author and journalist Demetria Lucas, award-winning radio personality Deja Vu, Editor at large at Essence Magazine Mikki Taylor, and so many more.

Tamika Mallory, ACTIVIST & NATIONAL CO-CHAIR OF WOMEN’S MARCH

Along with honoring black women who are dominant in fields of Communications, Journalism, Entertainment, Television, and Radio, this event will also host intimate sessions with women from all of these fields to allow the audience to learn and become inspired.

Dewanda Wise, ACTRESS

Black women can also begin to share their success and “Black Girl Magic” in a mentorship initiative starting in April of this year.

Angela Yee, CO-HOST OF THE BREAKFAST CLUB
 

Black Women in Media event will take place in New York on March 28-29. Check out their website for more information, a list of all their honorees and tickets.

Latham Thomas, AUTHOR & CELEBRITY WELLNESS AND LIFESTYLE GURU

This year’s honorees:

Nikki Fowler

Cathy Hughes

Lori Stokes

Tamika D. Mallory

DeWanda Wise

Yodit Tewolde

Yandy Smith-Harris

Michele Thornton Ghee

Nita Ditele-Bourgeois

Stacie NC Grant

Arthel Neville

Amber Payne

Lauren Wesley Wilson

Latham Thomas

Keri Shahidi

Ericka Pittman

Flo Anthony

Cassandre Charles

Jeanine Liburd

Karine Jean-Pierre

Dulcé Sloan

Tanisha Laverne Grant

Dana Chanel

Angela Yee

Codie Elaine Oliver

Crystal McCrary

Dr. Wendy Osefo

Toni Trucks

Stephanie Rance

Niatia “Lil Mama” Kirkland