We are thrilled to announce the 7th annual Black Girl Magic Ball will be held at the world renowned, Lincoln Center! The annual gala unites artists, community leaders and cultural ambassadors of all generations to foster a sense of community and pay homage to the achievements of Black women from across the nation. Additionally, the ball serves as a fundraising benefit for non-profit organizations that empower the upcoming generation of phenomenal change makers.

All are invited to join us as we uplift and shine a light on Black Girl Magic in all its glory!

Founded by Mahogany L. Browne, award winning writer, poet, organizer and Lincoln Center’s inaugural Poet-in-residence. Black girl magic ball came into existence as a book release celebration for her illustrated book, Black Girl Magic and turned into a community celebration of Black girls everywhere.

Black women led organization that champions, centers, and elevates young marginalized voices as leaders at the intersection of the literary arts and civic engagement. Through the transformative power of the written and spoken word, Urban Word provides youth with the tools, training and platforms to rewrite the narratives that shape their lives and communities. Founder of the National Youth Poet Laureate program.

Far more than a walking group, GirlTREK is a life-saving sisterhood. We are a campaign to heal intergenerational trauma, fight systemic racism and transform Black lives. As women organize walking teams, they also mobilize community members to support advocacy efforts and lead a Civil Rights-inspired health movement.

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Sonia Sanchez

Dr. Ilyasah Shabbaz

aja monet

Elizabeth Alexander

Dr. Bobbi Peterson

Dr. Eve Ewing

Amara La Negra

Dr. Uche Blackstock

Elizabeth Alexander

Aja Monet

Dr. Bobbi Peterson

Sonia Sanchez

Toshi Reagon

Natasha Miller

Alexis Pauline

Natasha S. Alford

Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz

Camonghne Felix

Kamilah Forbes

Jeanine Cook

Ola Ronke Akinmowo

Cheryl Boyce-Taylor

Nicole Sealey

Jamila Woods

Sonya Renee Taylor

Elizabeth Alexander

Glory Edim

Tommi A. Vincent

Yandy Smith

Elisa Del Valle

Stephanie Pacheco

Black Girl Magic Fellow &

National Youth Poet Laureate 2024

Since 2018. Mahogany L. Browne, selected as Kennedy Center's Next 50 and Wesleyan's 2022-23 Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, the Executive Director of JustMedia, Artistic Director of Urban Word, is a writer, playwright, organizer, & educator.

Browne has received fellowships from All Arts, Arts for Justice, Air Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Poets House, Mellon Research, & Rauschenberg. She is the author of recent works: Vinyl Moon, Chlorine Sky (optioned for Steppenwolf Theater), Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice, Woke Baby, & Black Girl Magic.

She is the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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