Event Registration is Now Closed.

Hundreds of young women of color are expected to attend the ninth annual Y.E.L.L. (Young Educated Ladies Leading) Female Summit at 麻豆传媒 on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Registration is now closed.

Under the theme 鈥淐rowning the Queen in You,鈥� this year鈥檚 summit will focus on providing a space for high school and college-age women to:

  • Critique life, education and careers social norms that inhibit young women of color from being recognized for their success.
  • Highlight the achievements in spite of the obstacles/barriers that they face.
  • Contextualize their self-identity socially, culturally, historically, and politically by giving the women of color a sense of self and value of self.

The ultimate goal of the summit is to empower and motivate young women of color to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from self.

Yell Female Summit event flyer

鈥淲e are looking forward to the lively energy that the young ladies bring every year and seeing the students engage with each other,鈥� said Tanisha Williams, co-chair of the Y.E.L.L. Female Summit steering committee.

Held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the summit will feature a keynote presentation by Ruby Ibarra, a rapper/spoken word artist and scientist from the Bay Area, California.

鈥淭he committee chose Ruby Ibarra as our keynote speaker because she came highly recommended and has a very unique story as a woman of color in the STEM field,鈥� Williams said. 鈥淪he also has a strong message that speaks to this generation of students.鈥�

Workshop presenters will include Bessie Gordon-Verrett, Dar鈥橬esha Weary, Haben Haileslassie, Ashley Kay Smith, Nitasha Lewis, Samantha Moreno, and others.

In addition to speaker presentations and workshops, the summit will offer a resource fair.

鈥淎ttendees can expect to see a variety of programs and resources offered at 麻豆传媒, as well as some community resources available for young women of color,鈥� Williams noted.

The summit is free but registration is required. Registration closed at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for those who have registered.

Event Details:

Saturday, May 13, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Building 8 (麻豆传媒 Student Union)
麻豆传媒鈥檚 main campus

More information on the Y.E.L.L. Female Summit is available at .

Questions?

Email yell@highline.edu