BLACK GIRLS ROCK! coming to Africa

BEVERLY BOND
BEVERLY BOND
Beverly Bond‚ founder‚ CEO and executive producer of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! has announced that she will be bringing her dynamic visionary women’s empowerment movement to the African continent soon.

Bond joined BET Experience Africa (#BETXAfrica) — the ultimate urban music and lifestyle festival held in Johannesburg — on Saturday to announce the launch of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICATM .

She made the big announcement at the 2015 BETX Africa “Genius Talks” where she and media mogul Khanyi Dhlomo sat down with TV and radio personality Nikiwe Bikitsha to discuss the importance of affirming platforms like BLACK GIRLS ROCK! which empowers‚ inspires‚ and encourages women and girls to be leaders in their respective fields.

“The purpose of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICATM platform is to recognise‚ support‚ and celebrate the diversity and dynamism of Black women in Africa and the African Diaspora‚” says Bond. “BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICATM will tap into our growing international market by illuminating the vibrant cultures and valiant narratives of our African sisters who are heroes and trailblazers.”

BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICA will be a multi-faceted digital‚ media‚ and lifestyle platform that will continue to elevate Black women and girls in Africa and beyond.

Bond is currently working with several community-based organizations to spearhead outreach initiatives on the continent and is also collaborating with VIMN Africa/BET Africa to develop a Pan-African BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards show to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! in 2016.

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