• Women of Power Summit

by Ida Harris

March 13, 2026

BLACK ENTERPRISE’s Women Of Power Summit Revisits The Spirit Of Its Past 20 Years

The energy that filled the room was electric

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On March 11, over 1,500 Black women executives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries filled the Grand Ballroom of Bellagio Resort & Casino to celebrate 20 years of BLACK ENTERPRISE’s Women of Power Summit and its 2026 Legacy Awards honorees. The energy that filled the room was electric and it was just day one. BE’s CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. welcomed attendees, sharing the summit’s history, which was conceived by his mother Barbara Graves, and giving flowers to its earliest supporters. Check out the illustrious evening in the following gallery: 

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