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VIRTUAL
Black Girl Yoga
Saturday, March 18th, 2023 at 9:00 AM-10:00 AM CST
FAYETTEVILLE
Cocktails & Conversations - Arts
Monday, March 20th, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
Location: 477 West Spring Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-conversations-arts-tickets-551552617727?aff=eand
Skate Workshop: Level Up w/ Diamond Walker
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
Location: 612 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skate-workshop-level-up-w-diamond-walker-tickets-551778794227?aff=eand
Black Girls Talk on Homeownership
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2023 at 6:00 PM-8:00 PM CDT
Matriarchs of Mankind host by Her Set, Her Sound
Saturday, March 25th, 2023 at 10:30 AM CDT
Location: 392 East Sunbridge Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72703
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matriarchs-of-mankind-tickets-584167258997?aff=eand
The BE THE LIGHT Tour
Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 9:00 AM-4:00 PM CDT
Washington County Fairgrounds
2537 N McConnnell Ave
The Be The Light Tour is an outdoor career fair that removes typical barriers for people with:
▪ Onsite childcare services
▪ Food
▪ Professional services such as resume-writing and free professional headshots
▪ Transportation Accommodations
ALL INCLUDED AT NO COST TO YOU!
The BE THE LIGHT TOUR is especially focused on helping specific populations, including AAPI, BIPOC, first generation, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQIA, previously incarcerated, single-income families, vets and other marginalized communities.
https://insightglobal.com/bethelighttour/nw-arkansas/
NWA Links Host Black K.A.R.E. Health Symposium
Saturday, April 1st, 2023 at 1:00 PM-3:00 PM CDT
St James Baptist Church
764 West North Street Fayetteville, AR 72701
The event is free. Come learn about kidney care, receive health screenings, enjoy healthy snacks, giveaways, and family fun
Boujee Brunch: 50 Shades of Melanin
Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at 12:00 PM-3:00 PM CDT
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpfupi9tp1y/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
ROGERS, SPRINGDALE & LOWELL
Black Women Invest Monthly Chapter Meetup
Friday, March 17th, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
Location: 6461 E Guy Terry Road, Springdale, AR 72764
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-women-invest-monthly-chapter-meetup-tickets-567297561277?aff=eand
Reggae NWA Presents 1st Saturdays
Thing called Reggae Rising
Saturday, March 18th, 10:00pm-2:30am
OZ Smokehouse
https://facebook.com/events/s/reggae-rising-featuring-dj-inv/574265514730599/
BENTONVILLE
UNDONE by Novel Dance Co.
Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 7:00 AM-11:00 PM CDT
The Meteor
128 West Central Ave Bentonville, AR 72712
https://fb.me/e/12RUX1QLE?mibextid=N4tvPT
Miscellaneous
Every Monday
Join Melanie @melbellgaz for Yoga Flow Monday evenings at 7pm @ Conley Fitness!
Conley Fitness, LLC (@conleyfitness) • Instagram photos and videos
Every Wednesday
Cardio Groove with Kathy at 6pm
$10 Guest Fee Free for Conley Fitness Members
Every Thursday
Did you know every Thursday at Starlight Skatium is Adult Skate Night? With DJ Mixx Tenn on the 1's and 2's you can get your roll bounce on from 8pm to 11pm.
Business Resource Corner
Do you live in NWA? Got a business idea? Tap in and sign up for the Black Ownership Bus Tour Pitch Competition $5,000 Prize, no cost to apply or pitch www.remixideas.com/apply-to-pitch
ReMix Ideas will kick off its second Black Ownership bus tour on March 27, 2023.
Visiting the following Northwest Arkansas cities –Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Rogers and Fort Smith to engage, exchange ideas and forge connections with Black-Owned businesses, city leaders, entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) and key stakeholders from each locale. The tour will conclude in Little Rock on March 31. 2023.
For The Community
Gift Minds Scholarship - Deadline April 1st
Michelle McGowan Gray & Derrick Andre Gray, MD
The Gifted Minds scholarship was developed to financially assist high school seniors who grew up in single-family homes.
For more information click on the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KroybuNlnm8R_LcC1itEC18kpbajOwKHFLFcTKBvfto/edit?fbclid=IwAR09xF9y9NxGf0q_CMFwm6luJGK4I_J_eC43Oj5-0tVNERoASyoQcB4sWmo
HBCU Tour Parent Meeting
April 2nd
St James Missionary Baptist Church
Alpha Kappa Alpha & Tea Rose Foundation of NWA Scholarship Deadline April 9th
For more information, please visit: http://akapao.com/scholarships
The Black Alumni Society (BAS) is hosting its biennial reunion on April 10-16, 2023.
Registration is open:
https://www.arkansasalumni.org/s/1429/bp20/interior.aspx?sid=1429&gid=1&pgid=4982
Black-Owned NWA Shoppable Directory
We celebrate, amplify, and highlight Black Owned Businesses 24/7. Black Owned NWA is excited to announce our partnership with Pebble to develop a shoppable directory for Black Owned Businesses in the region.
Shop Here:
https://pebble.shop/community/black-owned-nwa
Join Here:
https://shopwithpebble.com/login?r=%2Faccount%2Finvitation%2F09b27cb2-b040-4c13-9d69-0974d548f5ee
Black-Owned NWA Social Media Highlight
Want to be featured on BlackOwnedNWA?
We can't express how excited we are to feature local black-owned brands and the owners behind them! Featuring you and your business is truly a privilege and we appreciate your time. The goal of BlackOwnedNWA is to be a resource of all things Black excellence in the region.
To be featured on BlackOwnedNWA's Instagram and Facebook page:
Step 1- Email us your responses to the interview questions below jazzyjaenwa@gmail.com
Step 2- Send us the highest quality pictures of you, your service/product, and location if applicable
Step 3- Include the best way for our followers to find you (i.e. social media handles)
Interview Questions
1- Tell us about yourself. (This should be written in the first person as you will be introducing yourself to the BlackOwnedNWA community) Give us 4-6 sentences that showcase the best of you!
Prompts: Your name, where you are originally from, how long you've lived in the area, etc.
2- Tell us about your business.
3- Why did you start your business?
4- What advice would you give other Black entrepreneurs starting out, especially in Northwest Arkansas?
5-What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve ever been given?
What to expect:
You’ll be featured on the BlackOwnedNWA Instagram 2 to 6 weeks after we receive your information!