March 17, 2026
The fifteenth annual Black Ladies’s Roundtable Ladies of Energy Nationwide Summit introduced collectively Black girls leaders from practically 20 states.
A whole bunch of Black girls leaders from throughout the nation just lately gathered in Washington, D.C. for the fifteenth annual Black Ladies’s Roundtable Ladies of Energy Nationwide Summit, coming collectively to advance coverage change, neighborhood organizing, wellness, and empowerment.
Held March 11–15 throughout Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Virginia, the Ladies’s Historical past Month occasion introduced collectively Black girls leaders from practically 20 states beneath the theme “United We Win: Freedom, Justice, Democracy, Security & Alternative for All,” The Grio reviews. The summit featured influential voices, together with elected officers comparable to Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, in addition to organizers and professionals throughout sectors.
“There’s no disappointment on this place — we come collectively and have pleasure,” mentioned Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the Nationwide Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP). “It’s our approach of celebrating Ladies’s Historical past Month by bringing collectively Black girls leaders from throughout the nation.”
“Our theme is ‘United We Win,’” she added. “Individuals go away these 5 days feeling extra inspired that no matter obstacles are in the way in which may be overcome, and the way essential it’s that we overcome them collectively.”
Organized by the NCBCP and its Black Ladies’s Roundtable initiative, this yr’s summit arrived at a pivotal second as many Black girls navigate financial uncertainty, office limitations, and ongoing issues round civil rights and voting entry. Designed to supply each technique and assist, the occasion centered on sparking significant conversations to strengthen management pipelines, increase entrepreneurship, and increase civic engagement. Attendees additionally met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and took part in periods centered on training, well being, and neighborhood resilience.
“We centered on points round freedom, democracy and justice, but in addition empowerment and high quality of life,” Campbell mentioned, noting this yr’s deal with points starting from equal pay and limitations in healthcare to voting rights and the state of American democracy. “We’re additionally involved about rights we imagine have been eroded and what we should do collectively to guard them.”
Organizers additionally highlighted the financial energy of Black girls—who account for $1.7 trillion in annual shopper spending—and careworn the significance of utilizing that affect to uplift communities by means of entrepreneurship and collective funding. The summit additionally featured a market spotlighting Black girls entrepreneurs, management awards, wellness programming, faith-based gatherings, and an intergenerational management monitor for younger Black women centered on mentorship and skill-building.
“We’re very decided about exercising our energy as Black girls,” Campbell mentioned. “Politically, we have now energy. We all know we assist drive the Black vote.”
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