Photos | Stevens, community members celebrate Black Girl Magic

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.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.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.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.Photo Max Blease