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Women's Ministry/Organization Spotlight
BWN International
Black Women Networking has a dynamic leader who is paving the way to help women of
color be successful in business. Kisha JonesPate has created a leading organization in the
Atlanta, Georgia area and they have been utilizing a lot of creative avenues to spread their
message, not just locally, but internationally. Mrs. JonesPate has been inspired by family
legacies which motivate her to continue moving forward on her lifelong journey.
Her mother, Mary Ola Jones Munnerlyn, was a successful entrepreneur who left Mobile,
Alabama at age 17, to launch a string of successful high end salons. Kisha’s mother was
also a runner up in the Miss Black America competition. Kisha’s mother did all of this on her
own as a single mother of 4 children. Kisha JonesPate’s grandfather was also an influence
to her by being a community leader. Reverend Clarence Cook was a pastor in the Mobile,
Alabama area and he was also a philanthropist.
The women also hold webinars and have book discussions about books that are positive
motivators for them. Right now the group of women are reading the book “Think and Grow
Rich” by author Napoleon Hill. The group also holds luncheons and dinner gatherings to
discuss positive things that are going on in their communities, as well as how they all can
make an impact in their communities. Mrs. JonesPate also takes the time out to spread the
word of BWN on radio talk shows and through other sources of media.
Networking activities have also been initiated in order to continue to move BWN forward. As
a group the women of BWN hold conference calls regularly to help uplift each other and
share messages of what each individual lady is doing within their own businesses. For more
information visit www.bwninternational.org
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