Our mission is to provide a forum for health professionals, community and business leaders and black women at large to come together and increase awareness and understanding for the many issues and illnesses that affect the health and welfare of black women... { read more }
Welcome to the official website of the 2008 National Black Women's Health Conference. This year's conference will be held May 1st -3rd at the beautiful Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel in Atlanta, GA. We have a great conference in store for you this year so don't miss it! There will be keynote speakers including Mrs. Xernona Clayton, founder of the Trumpet Awards. There's going to be a raffle for a brand new 2008 Mercedes C350! There will be a wide variety of exhibitors as well. We can't wait to see you there.
The National Black Women’s Health Conference presents our Black Tie Awards Banquet on Saturday Evening, Featuring an Evening with Pearl Cleage: Celebrating the Spirit and Strength of the African-American Woman. . . . { learn more }
The purpose of my writing, often, is to express the point where racism and sexism meet." An accomplished playwright, journalist, poet, and novelist, Pearl Cleage probes issues of race, sex, and love in a growing body of literary work while she reveals poignant truths about brave black women. An Atlanta-based writer, her works include five novels, a dozen plays, two books of essays, two books of poetry, and ten years of newspaper columns.Cleage has drawn national attention with her dramatic plays including Flyin' West, an extraordinary play about pioneer black women at the turn of the century, and Blues for an Alabama Sky. . . . { learn more }
This year's conference is currently featured in both Upscale and Black Health Magazine.
