Leading black women's organizations, educators, visionaries and activists will convene the First Annual 2008 National Black Women's Town Hall Meeting on Friday, July 11, 2008, at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The building is designated a National Historic Landmark in Washington, D.C., and the only black-owned real estate on Pennsylvania Avenue. The meeting is being called, says NCNW, "at a time when black women hold the winning keys to the most important election of our lifetime." "This initiative reflects the goals of the NCNW in building more relationships while remaining relevant and strategic in the coming election and for years to come," said Dorothy Height, NCNW chairman."

The meeting will be hosted by Blanche Williams, National XM Radio talk-show host, and the panel will include Faye Wattleton/Center for the Advancement of Women, Jane Smith/Spelman College, Michelle Bernard/Independent Women's Forum, Eleanor Hinton-Hoytt/Black Women's Health Imperative, Daphne Valerius/filmmaker, Tricia Bent-Goodley/Howard University and Melanie Campbell/National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. Also invited are Michelle Obama, wife of Senator Barack Obama, and Barbara McKinzie/AKA Sorority, recipient of the 2008 Landmark of Greatness Award.

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