Keynote Speaker: Danielle Belton, Editor-in- Chief of the leading black news site, The Root.
As a freelance journalist, Belton has written for: The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Essence Magazine, The Guardian, The American Prospect, Jezebel, NPR, The Huffington Post and
many others. Earlier in her career, Belton was a former blogger and online campaign manager for non-profits New Security Action/Win Without War and was an entertainment reporter and columnist for The Bakersfield Californian.
As a freelance journalist, Belton has written for: The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Essence Magazine, The Guardian, The American Prospect, Jezebel, NPR, The Huffington Post and
many others. Earlier in her career, Belton was a former blogger and online campaign manager for non-profits New Security Action/Win Without War and was an entertainment reporter and columnist for The Bakersfield Californian.
Salutation: I'm not what you see, with Ava Rose DeVries, Scarlett Stevens, Essence Bowles, and Lorraine Nida
Remarks: Child welfare advocate Amnoni Myers
We marched. Now we run. By Djuna Osborne, organizer of the 2017 Women's March on Roanoke and candidate for Roanoke City Council.
Remarks: Afira Devries, President and CEO of United Way of Roanoke Valley
Poem: "Women are the power of this land," by Melissa Kelly, Roanoke author and owner of Book Addictions
Action Plan: Redistricting, with Linda Perriello, spokesperson for OneVirginia2021, a leader in advocating for fair redistricting in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Action Plan: Immigration, with Yolanda Puyana, Founder and President of Hacienda and the Roanoke Latino Festival
* Unfortunately, Dr. Puyana was sick that day and was replaced by Carolina Smales and Patricia Sagasti Suppes |
Youth Activism, with Tallulah Costa
Poem: "One in Three or Four," by Karenne Wood, an enrolled member of the Monacan Indian Nation who directs Virginia Indian Programs at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Empowering women to enter politics; Crossing the Aisle.
Republican Women for Progress leaders Jennifer Pierotti Lim and Meghan Milloy 
Action Plan: Pipeline Opposition, with Carolyn Reilly of Bold Alliance
Action Plan: Healthcare and Showing Up, with healthcare activist Rebecca Wood
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The March
Lead by Miss Kitty's Society for Wayward Cosmonauts |
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