Look for blackgirlgrown at the NCNW’s Black Family Reunion

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) hosts its annual Black Family Reunion Celebration this weekend (September 12 – 13, 2009) in Washington, DC on the National Mall.

Black Family Reunion Celebration
Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13
The National Mall (between 7^th & 14^th Streets, NW)
12 noon – 6:00 pm

If you’re in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, look for blackgirlgrown among the vendor and non-profit tables. We’ll be distributing literature on many of the topics discussed on the site including:

• Breast Cancer
• Fibroids
• Financial Freedom
• HIV/AIDS
• Identity Theft
• Lupus
• Medicare
• Social Security

History and Purpose of the Black Family Reunion Celebration:

In response to the negative publicity regarding “the vanishing Black family,” Dr. Dorothy I. Height, NCNW Chair, developed an idea for a positive, culturally-based event that would celebrate the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African American family. Most importantly, this event would serve as a rallying point for government agencies, private and public sector institutions, corporations, community-based organizations and families of all ethnicities to work together on solutions to issues affecting families.

The result of this idea was realized when NCNW hosted the first Black Family Reunion Celebration in 1986.

The Black Family Reunion Celebration (BFRC) is a three-day cultural event that is recognized as the largest, most significant family event in the nation, attracting more than 500,000 people each year! The three-day festival celebrates the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African American family.

The BFRC features themed pavilions that showcase African American businesses and organizations. Pavilion themes include health, education, economic empowerment, teen issues, and family values.

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