6th Annual

2024 Women of Color Roar

Annual Breakfast - Saturday, February 3, 2024

1313 Park Boulevard San Diego CA 92101

Sadly, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation suffered severe flood damage last week.  We are deeply grateful to San Diego City College for generously accommodating our event on such quick notice and modeling an extraordinary commitment to our mission and shared community in our time of need.

Donate to help cover increased costs of new venue

Except during Covid, our annual Women of Color Roar Breakfast was held at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation in Southeast San Diego.  This treasured community resource was severely damaged during the recent floods causing all events to be cancelled.  San Diego City College immediately stepped in to offer their Harry West Gym as an alternate location.  They went even further by waiving their rental fees and covering many of the typical fees associated with renting their space and paid half of our table rentals.  Nevertheless, we did incur unexpected expenses to bring our 6th annual Women of Color Roar breakfast to life at a new venue in just 3 days!  


Our attendees learn how important it is to provide an annual space to celebrate Women of Color and provide an opportunity for future leaders of color to see women who look like them in positions of power, in leadership roles, and civically engaged.


Funds raised during this event not only need to cover our expenses, but this is also the springboard for our Leadership Academy, an endeavor launched in 2023 to provide workshops and in-depth training to prepare young Women of Color for jobs in public service and government.  


We hope you will consider a donation, no amount too small, to help us cover our additional and unexpected costs.  Another tremendously helpful option is to join our Rafiki Circle, by becoming a sustaining monthly donor.  Click HERE to donate today!


Click HERE if you would like to share the Livestream of our event (note that it comes in two parts).  


With deep gratitude,

Angela de Joseph

Women of Color Roar Founder and Executive Director

6th Annual Women of Color Roar Breakfast: 

Our Time - Sixty Years of Triumph 

From Fannie Lou Hamer being beaten and jailed for trying to vote to Black Women serving as Secretary of State, Vice President of the United States and on the Supreme Court.  We have Black women mayors in major cities,  serving in congress, and state legislatures. In San Diego, we have elected the first Black woman to the County Board of Supervisors.


We will honor and celebrate the progress we've made.

The Women of Color Roar Breakfast began in 2018 with the mission to celebrate African American elected officials and encourage young women of color to run for office and pursue careers in public service.

In the past five years, community members of all racial and ethnic groups have come together to honor women leaders in our community. We have sponsored over 500 high school and college age young women, “Future Leaders,” to attend as our special guests. This unique event provided young women with the opportunity to be surrounded by women in leadership and exposed them to great role models.  The Women of Color Roar breakfast was a transformative experience for them. 

5th Annual Honorees:

Woman of Distinction Award

Barbara Lee

US Representative

Woman Warrior of the Year Awards

Stacey Plaskett

US Representative

Crystal Irving 

President, SEIU Local 221

Changemaker Award:

California Black Women's Collective