April 2, 2014
“I’ve never seen anything like this before for minority women. . I don’t think if I worked at this a year I would get as many clients as I got here today. For a business person, they have to be here.” - Carmen Dooley. (Dooley (left) is pictured here with her daughter, Yemi Marie, who performed several times at the Black Women's Expo.)
Stories this photo appears in:
Black Women’s Expo Celebrates 20 Years
An estimated 30,000 patrons visited the 20th Annual Black Women’s Expo this past weekend. The popular expo, which ran from Friday to Sunday, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., boasted dynamic speakers, riveting entertainment, and most importantly, dozens and dozens of exhibitors--who all happened to be entrepreneurial women. Notably, Good Morning America’s (GMA) anchor Robin Roberts served as the event's keynote speaker.