The Black Pearls Society is founded upon initiatives of community involvement, sisterhood, and prosperity. These are our Strategic Imperatives that we use to accomplish the feat.
Black Pearls Society Strategic Imperatives
Black Pearls Society Action Fund is a 501 (c) (4) organization of politically engaged women whose purpose is addressing structural and institutional racism locally, nationally, and globally. BPS is a sisterhood of women who have committed our skills, talents, and resources to organizing and advocating for racial equity and justice in every facet of our lives, careers, and social networks.
BPS is an organization that unites women from diverse backgrounds who share an understanding of systemic inequalities and acknowledge their collective power to transform their lives, circumstances, structures, and institutions. Members of BPS hold the belief that our nation can truly prosper only when there is equity and fairness for all.
Dinners with Data is a premier offering of the Black Pearls Society and is the key local organizing tool for promoting and engaging public discussion regarding issues affecting Black and Communities of Color. We believe in the power of public assembly and are excited about using dinner conversations as a way of helping educate people about the issues. Black Pearls will host and recruit other women to host these organizing opportunities that build our political base.
Annual Black Pearls Jam. Our Black Pearls Jam is the first public event of our Arts and Virtuosity initiative to honor our rich culture and history. This intimate R&B experience includes both local and international artists, such as 4x Grammy nominee Eric Benét and the legendary Future BandDC, Grammy nominee Stokley and the Band Untitled, and this year, the original human beatbox, Doug E. Fresh. It’s an outdoor event with food trucks and a cash bar, taking place rain or shine.
Our health and well-being are of the utmost importance to the overall organization. Nothing else in the organization works without it. Therefore, we place as a priority agenda item the facilitation of opportunities to that help us to prioritize our health and general welfare. Black Pearls currently serves as a sponsor of the Women’s Wellness Weekend and this event serves as an annual check-in on the health and well-being of our members.
