Registration for this year’s Female Summit closes this Friday, May 6.
The Female Summit is for young women of color to come out and learn more about self-identity and anti-racism for high school and college-age students. The event happens 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 14.
The goal of this summit is to empower and motivate young women of color to feel good about themselves and who they are, organizers say.
The event has two separate parts: Young Women Advocating for Change, which will meet in Building 29 and YELL, Young Educated Ladies Leading, which will meet in Building 8. YWAC invites white-identifying women to attend, whereas YELL is aimed at young women of color.
“The young women should be looking forward to a day full of good energy and a sense of community,” said Tanisha Williams, Highline scholarships and Alumni Relations specialist and one of the organizers.
“The young women will hear from an amazing keynote speaker in the morning and then break out for different workshops. We’ll end the day with all coming back together to reflect on the day,” she said.
Lynea Vanee
Students who attend Y.E.L.L. will hear a keynote presentation by Lynae Vanee, an NAACP Image Award nominee and multifaceted performer, poetry, social media influencer, writer and actress from Atlanta.
The day will also feature will also attend workshops given by a wide range of presenters.This will be the eighth YELL summit, and the second for YWAC.
“We had already been doing the Black & Brown Male Summit for a couple of years,” Williams said. “We began receiving a lot of feedback from the high schools and students directly that the young women were eager for us to have a similar event for them as well. We felt it was important to make that happen for them.
The summits are free, but registration is required. While intended for students in South King County, students from around the state have attended.
More information is available on the Y.E.L.L. webpage and YWAC webpage.