Black Women Roc! our annual month long digital campaign where we highlight the achievements and work of four Black women and femme identifying women of color enacting change and making significant positive contributions to the Rochester community.
Mission
The mission of Black Women Roc! is to highlight the work, accomplishments, and positive contributions of black and femme identifying women of color in the Rochester community.
Black Women Roc! 2020
How the nomination process works:
- Community members are encouraged to nominate black women that makes our City a better place.
- Submit your nominee http://tiny.cc/blackwomenroc2020
- Four women are selected at random from the pool of submissions
- Each week throughout the month of June each woman’s work and life is featured across 540WMain’s social media platforms and website including a series of LIVE virtual podcasts and events.
2019
The nomination period for the 2019 campaign is closed. Final nominees are listed below:
2018
The nomination period for the 2018 campaign is closed. Final nominees are listed below:
- Tianna Manon
- Prudene Anderson-Leusch
- Natalie Sheppard
- Phyllis Jackson
2017
The nomination period for the 2017 campaign is closed. Final nominees are listed below:
- Melanie Funchess
- Danielle Ponder
- Shalom Pearl Singer Gause
- Melissa Barrett
- LaShonda Brown
