BWe (The Black Women’s Expo)is the nation’s premiere exposition for Black women & their families and will celebrate its 31st anniversary in Chicago on July 31 – August 2, 2026 at McCormick Place. BWe features impactful seminars, national speakers, and live mainstage entertainment, as well as providing opportunities and exposure for more than 200 small businesses and a variety of major corporate sponsors.

BWe is an experience like no other! When the expo began in 1993, the mission was to focus on the needs of African American women – mothers, wives, business owners, entrepreneurs – via topical seminars & workshops, corporate and small business exhibits & activations, and vital pavilions with resources on health, wellness, careers, and the issues that disproportionately affect the Black community. The Black Women’s Expo is also an entertainment hub with celebrity meet & greets, local and national entertainment, thus becoming an effective vehicle to market to the African American consumer.  BWe has become the nation’s longest-running, most-respected exposition targeting the African American consumer through the production and marketing excellence of MGPG Events!