Beverly
Bond, founder, CEO and executive producer of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!, joined
the BET Experience Africa (#BETXAfrica), the ultimate urban music and
lifestyle festival held in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 12
December 2015 to announce the launch of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICA TM
(BGR! Africa).
Following
the successful model of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! platform in the United
States, Bond will soon bring her dynamic visionary empowerment movement
to the African continent. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICA is a multifaceted
digital, media, and lifestyle platform that will continue to elevate
Black women and girls in Africa and beyond. In addition to partnering
with community-based organisations to spearhead outreach initiatives on
the continent, Bond is also collaborating with VIMN Africa/BET (Africa)
to develop a pan-African BGR! awards show in 2016.
“The
purpose of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICATM platform is to recognize,
support, and celebrate the diversity and dynamism of Black women in
Africa and the African Diaspora,” says Bond. “BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICATM
will tap into our growing international market by illuminating the
vibrant cultures and valiant narratives of our African sisters who are
(s)heroes and trailblazers.”
At
the BET Experience Africa this weekend, BGR! AFRICA hosted a BLACK
GIRLS ROCK! featuring live interviews with Tanzanian supermodel Millen
Magese, radio host and style icon Bonang Matheba and actress Nomzamo
Mbatha. In addition, Beverly Bond participated in the Genius Talks
series at BET Experience Africa along with media mogul President of
Programming at BET Networks, Stephen Hill, Khanyi Dhlomo, NBA Vice
President and Managing Director for Africa, Amadou Gallo Fall, and Kaya
FM radio media strategist Greg Maloka.
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