RSVP for Black Women's Wellness Day

press release: The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization committed to Empowering a Generation of Well Black Women, will host the 13th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day summit on September 24 and 25. Women and teen girls from Wisconsin and across the U.S. will gather virtually to focus on well-being for themselves, their families and their communities under this year’s theme, “Building the Future We Deserve.” Sign up by Sept. 22.

“Despite the unprecedented challenges and unacceptable barriers Black women continue to face in this country to secure our well-being, we still hold the power to transform our health and our lives on every level,” says Lisa Peyton-Caire, founding CEO & president of The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness. “This year’s event will offer us the space to refresh and reset together, and to renew our strength to build the future we deserve.”

Peyton-Caire launched Black Women’s Wellness Day (BWWDAY) in honor of her late mother who died from heart disease at the age of 64. Peyton-Caire says her life and death sparked the work the Foundation now leads to transform Black women’s health. First hosted in 2009 to a crowd of 40 women in a local public library, BWWDAY has grown to attract over 700 women annually.  

This year’s two-day summit will feature nationally and internationally renowned keynote speakers, including:

• Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, a health equity expert and professor in the Morehouse School of Medicine

• Dr. Cheryl Wood, an international women’s empowerment coach and speaker

• Kara Stevens, a prominent financial expert known as “The Frugal Feminista.”

Other notable guests include: Angela Aina, executive director and co-founder of Black Mamas Matter Alliance; education expert Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; and Beatrice Dixon, CEO of The Honey Pot Company and one of Forbes Top 100 Female Founders, who will talk about her experiences as one of the first 40 women of color to raise over $1 million in venture capital. 

The event will also feature expert statewide and national panels covering a host of health, wellness and policy topics and issues, along with special sessions for senior adult women and youth, fitness demos, live music and prize giveaways. The Foundation will also provide updates on its soon-to-launch Policy Blueprint for Black Women’s Health and its Well Black Woman Institute, a health equity training academy that will go live in early 2022.

Black Women’s Wellness Day is made possible this year by the generous support of sponsors including presenting sponsor, the American Family Institute for Corporate and Social Impact; and UW Health, CUNA Mutual Group, Healthy Dane Funders, Madison Gas & Electric, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Summit Credit Union, WPS Health Solutions, and a host of others.

Daily Agenda — Day 1 — Friday, September 24, 2021

8:00 - 9:00am — Virtual Networking & Wellness Marketplace

9:00 - 9:45am — Official Welcome, Opening & Acknowledgments - Lisa Peyton-Caire, Founder, CEO & President with Special Guests

9:55 - 10:55am — Opening Expert Panel - The State of Black Women's Health in America: Building the Future We Deserve!

10:55 - 11:05am — Musical Interlude with DJ ACE, Vanessa McDowell

11:00 - 12:00pm — Morning Plenary Session: The State of Black Women's Health in Wisconsin - Where We Are Now & How We Build the Future We Deserve

12:00 - 12:15pm — Sponsor & Partner Messages and Exhibitor Spotlights

12:15 - 1:15PM — Virtual Luncheon Keynote Address - Securing the Health Equity Black Women Deserve: Why We Must, How We Can

1:00 - 1:15pm — Musical Interlude with DJ ACE, Vanessa McDowell

1:15 - 1:45pm — Live Fitness Stage

1:45 - 2:45pm — Afternoon Power Hour TalkBack: Claiming Our Power to Build the Future We Deserve!

2:45 - 3:00pm — Musical Interlude with DJ ACE, Vanessa McDowell

3:00 - 4:00pm — Afternoon Panel - Black Girl Excellence! Preparing for & Pursuing Your Dreams! - Speaker Announcement Coming Soon!

4:00 - 4:15pm — Musical Interlude with DJ ACE, Vanessa McDowell

4:15 - 5:15pm — Closing SisterCircle with Special Guest Panel & PRIZE GIVEAWAYS!

Daily Agenda — Day 2 — Saturday, September 25, 2021

7:30 - 8:00am (Day 2 only) — Morning Meditation & Yoga

8:00 - 9:15am — Concurrent Sessions: Morning Workshop OR Networking & Wellness Marketplace

* Special Morning Workshop - Living Well at Every Age: Tips for Thriving & Maximizing Your Glow from the Experts! (for Women 62 & Up)

9:20 - 9:45am — Official Welcome, Opening & Acknowledgments

9:45 - 10:45am — Opening Keynote Address - Building the Thriving Future You Deserve! - Speaker Announcement Coming Soon!

10:50 - 11:00am — Musical Interlude with Guest DJ Martinez White

11:00am - 12:00pm — Morning Keynote #2 - Building the Wealth You Deserve! With Kara Stevens, The Frugal Feminista

12:15 - 12:30pm — Sponsor & Exhibitor Spotlights

12:30 - 1:30PM — Virtual Luncheon Keynote Panel #3 - Black Women in Business: Building & Owning the Future We Deserve

1:30 - 2:00pm — Live Fitness Stage

2:00 - 3:00pm — Afternoon Panel Session: TBA

3:00- 3:15pm — Musical Interlude with Guest DJ, Martinez White

3:20 - 4:30pm — Closing SisterCircle & Prize Giveaways! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!