Dear Black Girl High Tea Awards was held on October 26, 2024 at Creatively Black Baltimore, located at 301 Light Street Pavilion to celebrate trailblazing women who have made significant contributions to the community. Carmen Collins, a 10th grader at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland, was one of the youngest 2024 Dear Black Girl Award recipients. She was recognized for exhibiting creativity through the arts, as well as tenacity and the courage to be her true authentic self. Photo credit: DR Photography

Baltimore, Md. —Black Girl High Tea brought together Black and Brown women on October 26, 2024 to celebrate trailblazing women who have made significant contributions to the community. The event was held at Creatively Black Baltimore— the region’s largest pop-up exhibition of Black art—featuring over 80 local creatives and more than 400 works—located 301 Light Street Pavilion.

Attendees of the Dear Black Girl High Tea strike a pose in the “Dear Black Girl” exhibition, which served as the backdrop for the event.  This event was hosted at Creatively Black Baltimore, the largest regional exhibition of Black art, located at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Light Street Pavilion.
Photos Credit: Denzel Photography

 Attendees toured the latest iteration of “Dear Black Girl – Letters to My Sisters,” an installation by Baltimore multidisciplinary artist Tamara Payne. “My work explores the constructions of marginalized people through multimedia, fashion, public installations, film, assemblage, portraiture, and performance art,” said Payne.

One of the many beautifully decorated tables

The two-and-a-half-hour reception was filled with poetry, music, and traditional sweet and savory foods served in a café adorned with African textiles. Guests embraced the theme by wearing African textiles and high tea hats, creating a vibrant tapestry of culture and sisterhood.

(l-r) Awardee Angela D. Wharton, author, speaker and women’s advocate; and Tee Kay, Dear Black Girl High Tea Co-Host, poet, speaker, songwriter, fashion designer, and creative director. 
Awardees (l-r) Marsha Reeves Jews, host publisher-editor WKIM Media Network; Kenyata Hardison, renowned vocalist, director, actress, and educator; Tamara Payne, creator, Dear Black Girl; Tonette Harris, Baltimore native community advocate; and Abisola “Yele” Oladeinde, Fashion Designer and Biotechnologist.

This event was sponsored by Baltimore Office of Promotion; Cuples Tea House;  and Reverend Derrick Greene, Green Consulting.

Reverend Derrick Greene, Owner, Greene Consulting and one of the event sponsors, is pictured with youth from Jump Start Community Services and Youth Training, along with the organization’s Executive Director, Jamie Bland. This group traveled from New Jersey to participate in the event.
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