Leading Women Defined: Highlights From Day One
Hillary Clinton, Debra Lee and America's brightest women.
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Boss Ladies - Clearing a path to the Democratic nomination for president wasn't the only thing Hillary Clinton did this past Tuesday. The former Secretary of State also made time in her busy schedule to address the crowd at BET's Leading Women Defined conference in Bal Harbour, Florida. Clinton joined BET Networks chairman and CEO Debra Lee to welcome the speakers and guests who will be inspiring each other all week. Here are just a few of the highlights from the day.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Leaders of the Future - BET Networks and Debra Lee have been committed to uplifting and nurturing not just today's leaders, but tomorrow's as well. Here, Lee poses with college students who we expect to see doing big things in the near future.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Knowledge Is Power - Writer and activist Michaela Angela Davis shares a group hug with local college students. (Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Power Players - Nielsen SVP and champion for diversity on television Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, GE Foundation president Deborah Elam, TV executive and journalist Paula Madison and strategy consultant Debra Langford have all made history in television and the media.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Independent Women - The Africa Center boardmember Dana Reed, marketing and strategy guru Marissa Nance, real estate mogul Dawanna Williams and women's health advocate Alexis McGill-Johnson enjoy each other's company.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Real Talk - "Obviously I’m thinking about the states that voted today," Secretary Clinton admits to Debra Lee. "Im thinking about how we can try to elevate the political dialogue. Get away form the insults and really mean spirited language. It may sound, perhaps, a little odd. But I do think we need more love and kindness in our country." (Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Two Moms - Hillary Clinton shares a hug with Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin. "I think about her and the other mothers who lost children to either police action, or senseless, terrible gun violence and I’m always in awe of how they have been able to channel their grief into action," the presidential candidate says of Fulton.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Game Changers - Tracy Wilson-Mourning, designer, journalist and wife of NBA legend Alonzo Mourning, brings the message of her organization Honey Shine, which helps young girls chart a positive course for their lives, to Leading Women Defined.(Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)
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Belles of the Beltway - Viacom's EVP of Global Government Affairs DeDe Lea poses with presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at the Leading Women Defined summit. (Photo: Phelan Marc/BET)