The Beloit, Wisconsin-based expo, scheduled for Feb. 10, will be held in founder Vickie Lynn McGee’s memory.
Vickie Lynn McGee’s legacy endures through the many lives she touched in the Beloit, Wisconsin, community and in the Black Women in Business Beloit Expo, which she founded in 2019.
The sixth annual event, known formally as Sixth Annual Black Herstory Day and Black History Month Celebration Expo, will be held in McGee’s memory. The event will take place February 10 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eclipse Event Center in Beloit, according to Madison 365.
McGee died shortly before the 2023 expo. This year, Paquita Purnell, one of the organization’s committee members, is determined to make sure McGee’s influence continues.
“Everything is coming together smoothly,” Purnell added. The 2024 expo has reached vendor capacity; more than 60 vendors will participate. Speakers are also scheduled to appear, including business owner Janene Stephenson, Madison 365 noted.
Purnell said McGee hand-picked the committee to uphold her legacy if anything were to happen to her. The organization, which achieved nonprofit status, has already fulfilled one of McGee’s wishes.