The inaugural BLK Girl Fest is coming to Milwaukee Saturday, May 23 at the Baird Center.
Its mission is to create a space where Black women can connect, express their individuality and foster community.
The one-day event is presented by Black Girl Space, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit that focuses on health and wellness for Black women.
“I wanted to make sure that we had a space for Black women where we can just connect and celebrate one another, love on one another, just celebrate culture, our community and doing it in a way where it’s festive,” BLK Girl Fest founder T’Keyah Bennett told WUWM Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell…