When Black Women+ Speak

An extension of Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative Producing Program for Women+ of Color (CCI 2.0), When Black Women+ Speak convenes women+ of color leaders from partner organizations to discuss the nuances of identity, community, values, support, and success among BIPOC women+ producers. BAM President Gina Duncan is joined in conversation by panelists Pat Cruz, Artistic Director and CEO of Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc; Maurine Knighton, Chief Program Officer at the Doris Duke Foundation; and Toya Lillard, Executive Director of 651 ARTS.

Urban Bush Women 40th Anniversary leadership funding provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Additional funding is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

MAJOR FUNDING FOR URBAN BUSH WOMEN IS PROVIDED BY: Anonymous; Acton Family Giving; Bloomberg Philanthropies; David Rockefeller Fund; Doris Duke Foundation; Ford Foundation; Howard Gilman Foundation; The Institute of Museum and Library Services; International Association of Blacks in Dance; Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Mellon Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund; New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project; The New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowship Program; New York State Council on the Arts; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The Shubert Foundation; Solidaire Black Liberation Pooled Fund; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; Barnard College Center for Research on Women, Barnard College Office of Community Engagement & Inclusion; The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; The Harkness Foundation for Dance