Registration is now open at www.blackwomensleadershipconference.com
On May 2-3, 2019 join us in Madison, WI for a two-day leadership conference for professional and personal development, networking, and strategic power sessions while promoting sisterhood and elevating the collective status of Black women.
The Black Business Expo supports and creates spaces for entrepreneurs of color to thrive! We bring together over 80 black-owned businesses to create a venue to buy and sell products such as apparel, art, food, jewelry and beauty products.
As a entrepreneur, advocate, consultant and speaker Sabrina’s expertise is in the following spaces: Strategic Community Development + Partnerships, Social Media Engagement and Overcoming Barriers to Professional Success.
She speaks. consults and presents on topics related to connecting entrepreneurs of color to resources, diversity in leadership, community engagement, overcoming personal challenges, advocating for students of color and more. Sharing her story about going from being a teen mother to creating the Progress Center for Black Women has won her numerous accolades.
The Progress Center for Black Women is the legacy I want to build for the greater Dane County area, first. It brings most of my work under one roof, quite literally, and represents a long-term commitment toward the progress of Black women and families.
The Center opened its doors to its temporary home in November 2018 and is currently fundraising to create the permanent building. The center offers unique programming and a space where Black women and their families can access resources, attend events and forge connections that will foster personal transformation, eventually transforming the community as a whole.
The permanent center will grow to house a computer lab for access and learning, a community kitchen for cooking lessons and experimenting, a library and bookstore to offer business resources as well leisure reading with a focus on Black authors and a community room where community members can test out their poetry, plays or other theatrical endeavors.
Our space space is comfortable, approachable and allows the community to have a sense of ownership of the space.
Back the work by giving at http://www.centerforblackwomen.org/donate/
The Cap Times | Cover Story: Sabrina’s Madison , Mar 2019
Madison Magazine | Best of Madison Business 2019: Leaders with 20/20 | Dec 2018
The Cap Times | Photos: Progress Center for Black Women is open for business , Nov 2018
CBS58 | Wisconsin woman named among Essence Magazine's "100 Woke Women"| May 2018 ( VIDEO)
Essence | ESSENCE Presents 2018'S 'Woke 100 Women' List To Highlight Black Women Change-Agents, April 2018
Essence | Sabrina Madison's New 'Progress Center For Black Women' Is About To Change The Game, Oct. 2017
Blavity | #FUBU: Sabrina Madison Creates The Progress Center for Black Women , Oct 2017
NBC15 | Plans announced for Progress Center for Black Women , Oct 2017
Madison 365 | Progress Center for Black Women to Spark Economic Empowerment, Oct 2017
The Badger Herald | BLACK FEMALE LEADER SPEARHEADS NEW INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT WOMEN OF COLOR IN BUSINESS , Oct. 2017
The Cap Times | Sabrina Madison announces creation of Progress Center for Black Women at Urban League (Oct. 25, 2017)
The Cap Times | Madison Black Excellence Youth Conference will celebrate African-American teens (September 2, 2017)
The Badger Herald | Madison’s black entrepreneurs celebrated at Heymiss Progress Business Exp0 (July 27, 2017)
The Cap Times | Photos: Scenes from the Heymiss Progress Expo & Job Fair (July 23, 2017)
Madison.com | Expo brings together black-owned businesses (July 23, 2017)
The Cap Times | Sabrina Madison's Business Expo aims to support and inspire entrepreneurs, families, kids (July 18, 2017)
WI State Journal | Black Business Expo grows and moves to MATC (July 17, 2017)
Channel3000 - VIDEO | Black business expo is consumer tradeshow, job fair rolled into one (July 17, 2017)
Madison365 | Heymiss Progress Expo and Job Fair Will Be Even Bigger and Better This Year (July 17, 2017)
In Business Magazine | Filling a void for black owned businesses (July 2017)
WKOW Channel 27 - VIDEO | Largest black business expo in Wisconsin returns bigger and better (July 14, 2017)
NBC 15 Madison - VIDEO | HeyMiss Progress Expo coming back to Madison (July 12, 2017)
In Business Magazine | Dr. Ruben Anthony on the state of black business (June 29, 2017)
Isthmus | Heart and hustle, Black Women’s Leadership Conference empowers and educates (May 25, 2017)
The Cap Times | ‘We have each other’s backs': Black Women's Leadership Conference emphasizes collaboration, care (May 20, 2017)
The Cap Times | Black Women's Leadership Conference grows to support more Madison women, girls (May 2, 2017)
Channel 3000 - VIDEO - | For The Record: An advocate for black women's leadership and a Latina leader for social justice (April 27, 2017)
The Cap Times | Black business owners meet with Wisconsin lawmakers to discuss opportunity, adversity (February 2, 2017)
The Cap Times | Madison Black Business Expo draws hundreds of Black Friday shoppers (November 26, 2016)
Channel 3000 - VIDEO - | Black Business Expo hopes to put a different spin on Black Friday ( November 25, 2016)
Wisconsin State Journal | A retro Black Friday experience at West Towne (November 25, 2016)
Channel 3000 - VIDEO - | Buy local this weekend during Black Business Expo ( November 23, 2016)
The Cap Times | On Black Friday, check out the Madison Black Business Expo ( November 21, 2016)
Madison365 | "Black in Business Photoshoot” Energizes Madison-Area Entrepreneurs (October 31, 2016)
Madison Magazine | The M List 2016: Sabrina Madison (October 20, 2016)
Madison Magazine | Stepping Up (pg 30) (September, 2016)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Resnick: 15 Madison startup leaders to follow ( August 11, 2016)
BBNOMICS | Top 10 Black Business Expos Across The Country – And Minority Business Expos Too! ( August 11, 2016)
Soul Reflectionz | 10 Black Business Expos to Attend ( August 10, 2016)
Madison365 | Black Business Expo a Unique Opportunity for Community, Businesses (published July 25, 2016)
Isthmus | Inaugural Black Business Expo draws packed house (published July 25, 2016)
The Cap Times | Photos: Saturday's Black Business Expo encourages networking (published July 24, 2016)
The Cap Times | Black Business Expo takes place Saturday in Madison (published July 22, 2016)
Channel3000.COM | Black Business Expo to be held Saturday (published July 21, 2016)
Madison365 | Helping Black Businesses Grow (published July 20, 2016)
The Cap Times | Cap Times panelists talk funding, support for women leaders: “This is a damn good business decision” (published July 20, 2016)
WORT 89.9FM | 8 O’Clock Buzz (aired July 12, 2016)
Channel3000.COM | 12 on Tuesday: Anthony Cooper (published July 12, 2016)
In Business Magazine | Under the influence The year’s 15 most influential people in Greater Madison (published July, 2016)
The Cap Times | Cap Times Talks: How can Madison foster more women leaders? (published July 6, 2016)
Madison365 | “Why do you think you don’t have power?” (published May 23, 2016)
The Cap Times | "First-ever Black Women's Leadership Conference draws a sold-out crowd in Madison" (published May 21, 2016)
Madison365 | Reclaiming Our Power (published May 19, 2016)
Madison365 | Black Women Been Doing The Work (published May 17, 2016)
Madison365 | 12 on Tuesday: Best of 2016 (so far) (published May 3, 2016)
Madison365 | 12 On Tuesday: Heymiss Progress (published April 19, 2016)
Madison365 | Bridging the Divide Through Conversation (published February 8, 2016)
WORT 89.9FM | 8 O’Clock Buzz “The Conversation Mixtape” (aired on December 22, 2015)
Madison Magazine | Madison and the Kwanzaa tradition (published December 3, 2015)
Badger Herald | The Conversation Mixtape talks black love and healthy relationships (published October 20, 2015)
The Cap Times | The Conversation Mixtape to host discussion on black relationships in on Sunday (published October 2, 2015)
The Cap Times | Bright Ideas Ideas 2015: Sabrina Madison (published January 1, 2015)
BRAVA Magazine | 2015 Women to Watch (pg 44) (published January, 2015)
The Cap Times | Moving stories of hardship in Madison guide awarding of $20,000 in grants (published November 27, 2014)
Madison Magazine | Letters to Our Sons (published October 21, 2014)
The Cap Times | Madison Leaders respond to Ferguson killing, call for respect between races (published August 14, 2014)
