Adeola Adejobi launched the Avant-Garde Network in 2011 with the mission to promote diversity and inclusion through networking, recruiting, career development, training, panels, partnerships and events.

This past weekend I went to her Women of color and Capital Conference with one question in mind. What can we do to empower Caribbean communities both in the United States and abroad? Here is some feedback I received from attendees and speakers.

This past weekend Blactina covered the Women of Color and Capital Conference! Check out what tips Guyanese Executive Asahi Pompey has for financial empowerment in Caribbean communities! Follow @Blactina on Instagram for updates on caribbean/afrolatinx news and culture Join the blactina familia by signing up for our newsletter on blactinamedia.com

“Track your progress. Set a deadline for financial goals.”

Jaisa Minor of New Voices Fund shares ways in which we can pool are money to create financial resources. Follow @Blactina on Instagram for updates on caribbean/afrolatinx news and culture Join the blactina familia by signing up for our newsletter on blactinamedia.com

Stephanie shares her opinion on what Haiti can do to empower young people who want to make change. Follow @Blactina on Instagram for updates on caribbean/afrolatinx news and culture Join the blactina familia by signing up for our newsletter on blactinamedia.com

Please share some suggestions if you have any! And follow Adeola and her company the Avant-Garde Network. I hope to see you near year at the Women of Color and Capital Conference in New York!

-Nydia Simone

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Nydia Simone is the Founder of Blactina Media. Im an OG Charmed Stan and I can eat carimañolas all day. Follow me on social @nydiasimone