Black Educated Lesbians

09/03/2026

BEL Elevate: Invest in Your Next Level 💜💛

Black le****ns and Black q***r women deserve access to the skills, resources, and opportunities that help us grow professionally and build greater economic security.

BEL Elevate is Black Educated Le****ns’ workforce development initiative created to support Black le****ns and Black q***r women with career growth, skill-building, professional development, and preparation for new opportunities.

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your résumé, build new skills, earn credentials, prepare for a career change, or become more competitive in today’s workforce, BEL Elevate is designed to help you move forward.

This is about more than finding a job. It’s about investing in yourself, strengthening your professional foundation, and preparing for what comes next.

💜 Learn more about BEL Elevate:
https://blackeducatedle****ns.com/bel-elevate

Your skills matter. Your career matters. Your next level matters.

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09/01/2026

💜 September is Su***de Prevention Month

Conversations about su***de prevention cannot stop at awareness. We also need to know what to do when someone we care about may be struggling.

That is why Su***de Prevention is one of the important conversations included in the 3rd Annual Black Educated Le****ns Conference: Thriving in Power — Liberation, Legacy, Leadership.

This year, Na-Tasha N. Denson, Founder of All Things Purposeful, LLC, will facilitate:

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Su***de Prevention Training

QPR is designed to help people recognize warning signs, ask important questions, offer hope, and connect someone experiencing a crisis with appropriate support.

For Black le****ns and Black q***r women, creating spaces where we can have honest conversations about mental health, emotional wellness, isolation, stress, grief, and asking for help matters.

We don’t just want our community to survive.

We want our community to have the knowledge and tools to help one another stay here. 💜

To everyone already registered for this year’s conference, this is just one of the powerful conversations waiting for you.

And because conference registration is officially closed, there will be no tickets sold at the door.

Thank you, Na-Tasha, for bringing this critical training to our community.

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09/01/2026

Yay!!! 17 days away. Excuse the background noise at the end. I love my facial expressions 😆

09/01/2026

Ticket sales for the 3rd Annual Black Educated Le****ns Conference are officially CLOSED. 💜💛

We are done, y’all. 😊 Tickets have been available since November of last year, and we are now moving fully into final conference preparation.

Please note: there will be no tickets sold at the door, and entry will not be permitted without confirmed registration. This is a private event, and we are protecting the experience we have intentionally planned for our registered attendees.

Those joining us can expect powerful conversations, practical information, meaningful connection, amazing facilitators, and yes… plenty of opportunities to be part of our giveaways throughout the weekend. 🎁

We are still accepting conference sponsorships through September 15, but attendee registration is officially complete.

And for those already thinking about next year 👀 attendees at this year’s conference will receive the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2027 conference before registration opens to the general public in the new year.

A huge thank you to every vendor, sponsor, facilitator, volunteer, partner, and attendee who has helped bring this year’s conference together. We truly appreciate your investment in BEL and in this community.

See y’all in 17 days! 😊💜

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09/01/2026

Did you know your investment portfolio can reflect your values too?

A lot of people learn about investing through broad mutual funds, ETFs, and index funds—but many don’t realize there are also funds built around specific priorities.

That can include funds focused on:

* Women’s leadership
* Racial equity and minority empowerment
* Social justice
* Sustainability and environmental impact
* Water and clean-energy initiatives
* Other values-based investment strategies

One approach some investors use is called a core + optional strategy.

Your core may include broadly diversified, lower-cost investments designed for long-term growth.

Your optional portion can be a smaller part of your portfolio that reflects causes, industries, or companies you intentionally want to support.

The important part? A fund’s name does not automatically mean it aligns with your values. Always review the fund’s actual holdings, investment strategy, expense ratio, and risk before investing.

Building wealth is not only about asking, “How much can this make?”

It can also include asking, “What exactly is my money invested in?”

BEL Wealth & Legacy is about helping our community understand the tools available to build, protect, and pass down wealth.

Educational purposes only. This is not individualized financial or investment advice.

08/31/2026

💜 ONE LAST ASK FOR BLACK PHILANTHROPY MONTH 💛

Today is the last day of Black Philanthropy Month, and I’m asking our community to help us close it out strong.

When you give to Black Educated Le****ns (BEL) today, your support helps us continue creating spaces, programs, research, wellness initiatives, leadership opportunities, and community resources designed with Black le****ns and Black q***r women in mind.

And for this campaign, your impact can go even further.

Donate today and help double the impact of your gift.

Every amount matters. $10 matters. $25 matters. $50 matters. $100 matters. What matters most is that we continue investing in work built for and by our community.

If BEL’s work has ever informed you, connected you, supported you, encouraged you, or made you feel seen, this is one tangible way to help us keep going.

💜 Donate here:
https://givebutter.com/double-your-impact-for-bel-during-black-philanthropy-month-qwrv7j

Thank you to everyone who has already donated, shared, sponsored, partnered, and believed in what we are building.

United in Purpose. Power. Pride.

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By Black Educated Le****ns

08/31/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET YOUR TICKETS! 💜💛

Registration for the 3rd Annual Black Educated Le****ns Conference closes TODAY, August 31st.

If you’ve been thinking about coming, waiting on a friend, or telling yourself you still had time… this is it. 😆

Join us September 18–20, 2026 in Atlanta for a weekend centered on Liberation, Legacy, Leadership, wellness, connection, and community.

This year’s theme is:

Thriving in Power: Liberation, Legacy, Leadership

There will be no waiting until the last minute after today. If you want to be in the room, secure your ticket now.

🎟️ Register here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/3rd-annual-black-educated-le****ns-conference

We’ll see you in Atlanta. 💜

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08/31/2026

💜 BEL IS IN THE WASHINGTON BLADE 💛

We’re proud to share that Black Educated Le****ns was featured in an op-ed published by the Washington Blade:

“Black Educated Le****ns: A movement rooted in community”

This piece speaks to something we say often: BEL is bigger than one conference, one event, or one moment.

We are building year-round spaces for Black le****ns and Black q***r women centered on wellness, leadership, education, research, mentorship, connection, and community.

Our annual conference is one part of that larger vision.

And what makes this work especially meaningful is that it is being led by Black le****ns and shaped by the lived experiences of the very community we serve.

We are grateful to the Washington Blade for creating space for this story and for helping more people understand why BEL exists and why this work matters.

Read the full op-ed here:
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/08/20/opinion-black-educated-le****ns/

💜 United in Purpose. Power. Pride.

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08/30/2026

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08/29/2026

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: MAR FRAN CLEANING SERVICES

We are incredibly grateful to recognize Mar Fran Cleaning Services of Houston, Texas as a Liberation Level Sponsor of Black Educated Le****ns!

Mar Fran Cleaning Services is owned by our amazing Rainbow Aunties, who have shown up for BEL and believed in this work for the second year in a row.

Thank you for seeing what I am building. Thank you for believing in the mission of BEL. And most importantly, thank you for continuing to put your support behind that belief.

There is something incredibly meaningful about a business that doesn’t just support you once, but comes back and says, “We still believe in what you’re doing.”

That kind of support matters.

To our Rainbow Aunties at Mar Fran Cleaning Services: thank you for investing in BEL at the Liberation Level and standing with us for another year. Your continued support helps us create spaces centered on liberation, leadership, wellness, education, and community for Black le****ns and Black q***r women.

Houston, please show some love to a Black-owned business that continues to show love to our community.

Thank you, Mar Fran Cleaning Services, for supporting the 3rd Annual Black Educated Le****ns Conference and for believing in BEL for a second year.

United in Purpose. Power. Pride.