An Evening for the Young and Fabulous in NYC

Guess who joined The Root in NYC for an evening of networking and straight talk about the joys and challenges of being a black woman?

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  Phenomenal Women

  Among the women who came out to our Young, Fabulous and Female evening of moderated discussion and networking over cocktails were  (from left) model and fashion designer Lois Samuels; author and columnist Harriette Cole; The DL Hughley Morning Show co-host Jacque Reid; The Root publisher Donna Byrd; and deputy editor of The Root Sheryl Huggins Salomon.

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  Jacque Reid

  Moderator Jacque Reid stressed how important it is for successful black women those who are just starting out -- and how important it is for young women to watch and learn.

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  Edwina Findley

  Actress Edwina Findley, from the HBO series Treme and The Wire, shared how faith has helped her throughout her career.

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  Lois Samuels

  Model and fashion designer Lois Samuels shared her personal experiences as a black woman in the fashion industry, including the pressure she faced -- and resisted -- to further negative stereotypes of black women while modeling.

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  Positive Advice

  Newsweek's Raina Kelley stressed the importance of staying true to yourself and not letting anyone else define you.

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  Tracey Ferguson

  Tracey Ferguson, editor-in-chief of Jones Magazine and star of Centric TV's Reality Show Keeping up with the Joneses, shared how she has dealt with career obstacles and succeeded despite the lack of a black female mentor.

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  Insightful Discussion

  From left: Panelists Edwina Findley, Harriette Cole, Raina Kelley, Jacque Reid and Tracey Ferguson delved deeper into the discusssion about the challenges and opportunities that black women.

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  Mix and Mingle

  Attendees stayed for a cocktail reception following the panel, where they got the opportunity to mix and mingle with some of the panelists. From left: Edtricia Brown, Andrea Robinson, Lendonna Thomas, Tula Richards, Leah Clarke, and Faye Brown.

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  Jennifer Williams

  Jennifer Williams of VH1's reality show Basketball Wives and her stylist Nia Crook made an appearance.

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  Gals' Night

  These fabulous young ladies came out that night to share insights and have fun. From left: Jovian Irvin, Talisha White, Shelby Stone-Steel, Grace Manning, Naiomi Manning, Amber Morce, and KaDarra Lowe.

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  Inspirational Message

  Ashley Hogan and Georgia Dawkins left inspirational messages on a Pepsi We Inspire scribble board.

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  Beautiful Evening

  The event united successful and ambitious women from all walks of life. From left: Bettina Lee, Charles Murrell, Nneka Fritz, Tanya Hughes and Monique Myles.

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  The YFF

  The evening's theme in action: Domonique Colds and The Root's editorial intern Brandee Sanders.

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  Words of Wisdom

  Lauren Craig received some useful advice from panelist Tracey Ferguson.

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  A Night to Remember

  From left: Panelist Lois Samuels, catching up with The Root's Michael Clark and Laurielle Clark.

 

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