{"id":3573,"date":"2016-11-23T17:12:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T17:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/hamerinstitute\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:58:02","slug":"saving-our-girls-young-women-empowerment-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/2016\/11\/23\/saving-our-girls-young-women-empowerment-session\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVING OUR GIRLS &#8211; YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SESSION -CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2016\/11\/Miss-Black-Mississippi-USA-2017Fannie-Lou-Hamer-Institute-at-COFO-Center.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3574\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2016\/11\/Miss-Black-Mississippi-USA-2017Fannie-Lou-Hamer-Institute-at-COFO-Center.jpg\" alt=\"miss-black-mississippi-usa-2017fannie-lou-hamer-institute-at-cofo-center\" width=\"480\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2016\/11\/Miss-Black-Mississippi-USA-2017Fannie-Lou-Hamer-Institute-at-COFO-Center.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2016\/11\/Miss-Black-Mississippi-USA-2017Fannie-Lou-Hamer-Institute-at-COFO-Center-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Miss Black Mississippi USA and The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO will host a forum:\u00a0 \u201cSaving Our Girls.\u201d This will be an event for middle and high school girls and their mothers. The panel for this discussion have a vested interest in helping young women become effective leaders, build a higher self-esteem and develop self-worth.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Saving Our Girls<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Young Women Empowerment Panel Discussion<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Featuring:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Host\/Moderator:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Kristy Johnson, Miss Black Mississippi USA 2017<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Entertainment:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">KP, Spoken Word Artist<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Panel Members<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Carol Penick, Executive Director\u00a0Women&#8217;s Foundation of Mississippi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Mary Williams, Perrls of Wellness Founder<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Jakryannee Phillips,\u00a0Mass Communications Major at Tougaloo College<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Valencia Robinson, Mississippi in Action<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Beauty Demonstration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Melody Washington, Natural U Salon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Guest Speaker<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Carlyn Hicks, Director of Child Welfare and Family Justice at Mississippi College \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Monday, \u200bNovember 28, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">1017 John R. 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