BCW To Host 5th National Diversity Forum 
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Black Career Women, Inc. Forum Attracts National Speakers and Holds Reception at new Underground Railroad Freedom Center

CINCINNATI – (February 1, 2004) – Black Career Women, Inc. (BCW), a 27 year old Cincinnati-based workforce and training diversity organization, today announced its fifth Can We Talk?™ 

National Diversity Forum for women, taking place September 16-17, 2004 in Cincinnati at the Hyatt Regency. Keynote speakers are Graciela Eleta, Vice President & General Manager, Multicultural Business Development, P&G and Attorney Angela Oh, National Speaker/Consultant on Race and member of former President Clinton's national Committee On Race, from Redondo Beach, California. 

The two-day forum, is entitled “A Time To Talk, A Time To Listen, A Time To Act: Every Woman Counts,” and will focus on race as a persistent and defining issue for black women and other women of color in the work place –often sabotaging diversity best efforts. BCW has confirmed Dr. Janet Helms, Professor & Director, The Race Culture Institute, Boston College for the panel, "How Race Shapes Our Identity & Organizational Cultures". The second panel, "Impact of Race & Gender On Women At The Top", will feature guest panelists Susan Arnold, President, Global Personal Beauty Care and Global Feminine Care, Procter & Gamble; Linda Spradley Dunn, President & CEO, Idamar Enterprises, Newark, New Jersey; Cynthia Booth, President & CEO, Cobco/McDonalds, Cincinnati and Dr. Jane Smith, CEO, Business & Professional Women, USA, Washington, D.C. 

The more than 400 women expected to attend this year’s forum will explore the tough realities of today’s workplace issues: “Racial Myths & Realities in Today’s Workforce,” and “How Racial Identities Shape Workplace Advancement”. The forum will conclude its first day with a reception at Cincinnati’s new Underground Railroad Freedom Center. National Diversity Champions will facilitate the difficult dialogue around race and racism, frequently shunned in “feel good” diversity programs. 

Lead and major sponsors to date are The Procter & Gamble Company, Toyota Manufacturing, XPEDX and Mercy Health Partners; Oxygen Media is a National Media Sponsor. Register online www.bcw.org. For information on media/corporate sponsorships, please call BCW at faq@bcw.org.

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