Black Women of Long Island (BWLI), a nonprofit group, held an awards ceremony in Westbury on Sunday Aug 13th.
Judith Jacques founder of Black Women of Long Island and organized its first-ever “Power Brunch” with eight honorees at Mirelle’s in Westbury. a shopping experience room focused on Black-owned businesses.
It also gave women a chance to network and share resources which they say is vital to a strong community.
BWLI Honorees included:
Former TV producer Lana Schupbach;Busie, Matsiko-Andan, a global strategist with her own firm. Sharen Cox Phillips, director of global partnerships and news media holding companies at Google; Renee Hastick Motes, senior vice president and chief external affairs officer at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway; Paulana Lamonier, a creative and social media strategist and founder of Black People Will Swim; Andrea De Loney, global diversity, equity and inclusion program manager at Warner Music Group; Nassau County District Court Judge Maxine S. Broderick; and attorney Heather M. Palmore.
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