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Young Educated Ladies Leading Young Educated Ladies Leading May 16, 2020 — Highline College -- purpose agenda registration faqs keynote speaker presenters location -- Hello Community and Friends The Y.E.L.L. Female Summit Committee has come to the sad conclusion that this year’s Summit scheduled for May 16th will be cancelled due to the concerns of the COVID-19 Virus. We are in difficult times as a society and we want to make sure we are doing our part in keeping our students and communities safe from spreading the virus. We are looking forward to having the Summit back stronger than ever next year. Your continued support is much appreciated and we thank you for your understanding during this time. We ask that you all take care of yourselves and to our young ladies, continue to strive for excellence! Y.E.L.L. Female Summit Committee Please email us if you have any questions. purpose Goal To empower and motivate our young women of color to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from self. Objectives Critique life, education and careers social norms that inhibit young women of color from being recognized for their success. Highlight the achievements in spite of the obstacles/barriers that they face. Contextualize their self-identity socially, culturally, historically, and politically by giving the women of color a sense of self and value of self. View proceedings from the 2019 and 2018 Summits Visit Our Facebook Page Your Presence is an Essence Be a part of the 2021 Y.E.L.L. Summit at Highline College. Highline College Homepage © 2020 Highline College Contact Us Public Disclosure Top of Page...