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Photos | Stevens, community members celebrate Black Girl Magic

By Max Blease Posted on
Black Girl Magic beverages, which share their name with the event, sit on every table in the Andrew Freedman Home on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Black Girl Magic beverages, which share their name with the event, sit on every table in the Andrew Freedman Home on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Photo Max Blease
From left to right: Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Council Member Althea Steves, and Borough President Vanessa Gibson speak as successful Black women during the Black Girl Magic event in the South Bronx on March 16, 2024.
From left to right: Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Council Member Althea Steves, and Borough President Vanessa Gibson speak as successful Black women during the Black Girl Magic event in the South Bronx on Saturday, March 16, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Dancers fill the front of the room during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event in the South Bronx on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Dancers fill the front of the room during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event in the South Bronx on Saturday, March 16, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Teenage college student Jinell Mejia is the first speaker during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event at the South Bronx's Andrew Freedman home on Saturday, March 16, 2024. She read poetry to a packed room full of her peers and elders.
College student Jinell Mejia is the first speaker during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event at the South Bronx’s Andrew Freedman home on Saturday, March 16, 2024. She read poetry to a packed room full of her peers and elders.Photo Max Blease
Books are sold during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Books are sold during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event on Saturday, March 16, 2024.Photo Max Blease
The New York State Assembly honors Candice Idehen during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event in the South Bronx on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
The New York State Assembly honors Candice Idehen during the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event in the South Bronx on Saturday, March 16, 2024.Photo Max Blease
The Andrew Freedman House in the South Bronx surges with attendees of the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
The Andrew Freedman House in the South Bronx surges with attendees of the Black Girl Magic: Economic Empowerment event on Saturday, March 16, 2024.Photo Max Blease

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