Black Women Empowerment: The Hamptons

2nd annual signature event impact snapshot | SAVE THE DATE FOR AUG 9, 2025

Registration & Attendance

We had a sold out event of more than 100. We've been able to achieve an average of 98% attendance rate.

Attendee Demographics

Attendees consisted of Black women who reside in Iowa; ages 21 to 70; across disciplines, careers, and life journeys.

Revenue Goals

Our event was funded by Ward Creative Studios, local sponsors, and ticket sales to support our vision and success.

Most Popular Content

With a post reach of 4.4k and 5k in impressions, our announcement of finalists for the 'Woman of Vision' award was the most popular. At over 1 month away from the event, we highlighted 3Black women in the community who were nominated by their peers.

Engagement Data from May 5-August 10, 2024

Social media engagement across Facebook and Instagram.

15,900

Post reach - the number of users who saw WCS' content.

3,600

Social media video views.

2,800

Reactions, comments, link clicks, and shares.

Award Winners

Local Black women nominated and voted for visionaries and amplifiers in the community, and we were able to celebrate our winners and finalists during the event.

Tinika Roland

Woman of Vision

Angela Mickens Bolden

The Amplifier

2024 Attendee Feedback

"The signature drink was fabulous. The band was great. A room full of Black women loving on each other was top tier!!"

"My favorite moments were seeing all the different looks based on the theme (The Hamptons) for this year. I also love, loved that moment where everyone was on the dance floor having a beautiful time!"

"I thoroughly enjoyed the sisterhood."

"Everything excelled from the venue, food, entertainment, and most of all, the environment."

"Listening to the explanation of awards and what the nominees have done for their community was inspiring. It was so amazing to see these women be celebrated for their accomplishments."

"I enjoyed the awards. It was so nice hearing about all the hard work these beautiful ladies put in for their community. I also loved the artwork that was presented! Very beautiful pieces."

"The way everyone was there loving on each other was AWESOME!"

Thank You, from the Planning Committee

The Dream Team consists of (left to right) Jazzmine Brooks, Weslyn Caldwell, Tina Branch, and Keesha Ward. We are the talents and voices behind the scenes. This team is especially important because each one of us have created welcoming spaces for Black women and are connected in the community. We help each other fill in gaps of knowledge and expertise and are able to bring diverse Black women into this space.