Black Women’s Wellness Day returns for its 17th year as it looks to highlight the continued disparities in Black women’s health on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Monona Community and Convention Center in downtown Madison.
The annual conference brings the community together to focus on the struggles Black women often face in health. Now in its 17th year, The Foundation For Black Women’s Wellness has put on the conference since 2009 — three years before the organization actually formed. Its founder, Lisa Peyton, started the conference soon after the death of her mother, Roberta Peyton, at the age of 64. Peyton recognized the need for a space to highlight what Black women often face and struggle with when it comes to their own health and receiving care.
This year’s theme will be centered on “rest, resilience and resistance” as Black Women’s Wellness Day looks to tie current events into its effects on health…