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5 PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Matthew Thomas TECH NEWS EDITOR William G. Herbert CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rebecca Bernard Edith Billups Victoria Head Brienne Herbert Roy Jay Cheray O'Neal SALES MANAGERS Bonnie Herbert MARKETING/EDITORIAL Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900 . The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel MARCH/APRIL 2022 B l a c k M e e t i n g s To u r i s m COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH PATRICIA WASHINGTON FEATURES • CITIES WITH RIVERWALKS • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH • THE BENEFITS OF MEETING AT SEA • IS DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND PARITY STILL A PRIORITY: MAJOR INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS REPORT AREA GUIDES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, NEW JERSEY, MISSOURI, CHICAGO, B.V.I. Meeting and incentive planners can keep abreast of discount offers and package deals being offered by visiting Black Meetings & Tourism's website – blackmeetingsandtourism.com – and click- ing on the "Meeting Planner Packages" link. Here you will find many cost saving and often time sensitive deals that can help you bring your meeting in on time and under budget. COMING IN MAY/JUNE 2022 B M & T ••• March/April 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com March 10-13 Society of Brian Mapping and Therapeutics 19th Annual Congress, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. For more information call (310) 500-6196 or visit worldbrain- mapping.org, March 23 Convention Sales & Services Summit, National Harbor, MD. For more information visit https://destinationsinternational.or g/event/convention-sales-services- summit. March 24 IAEE Women's Leadership Forum, National Harbor, MD. For more information, visit https://www.iaee.com/-wlf/ March 24 PCMA Foundat- ion's Visionary Awards, National Harbor, MD. For more information visit https://foundation.pcma- .org/visionaryawards/. March 25 Destination Show- case, National Harbor, MD. For more information visit https://-des- tinationsinternational.org/show- case. March 28-29 2022 Mental Health & Substance Abuse Man- agement Summit, Grand Hyatt Nashville, Nashville, TN. For more information call (800) 743-8490 or visit https://brinetwork.com/con - tact/. April 28 Washington DC Economic Partnership Bridging Communities Annual Meeting 20- 22, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information call (202) 661-8670. May 13-15 Travel Professionals of Color (TPOC) 2022 Confer- ence & Trade Show, Embassy Suites N. Charleston Airport Convention Center, Charleston, SC. For more information visit https://tpocassoci - ation.com/tpoc2022annualconfer- ence/. June 20-23 WEC San Fran- cisco, celebrating MPI's Golden anniversary, Moscone West, San Fr ancisco, CA. For more information visit https://www.mpi.org/events/- wecsanfrancisco. July 20-22 Annual Internat- ional African American Hotel Ownership and Investment Summit and Trade Show, sponsored by NABHOOD, Miami, Fl . For more information call (954) 797-7102 or visit https://nabhood.net/ , July 22-24 9th Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show, Miami, FL. For more infor- mation call (954) 797-7102. July 21 MPI Golden State Collaborative, Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit https://- www.mpi.org/chapters/southern- california. November 11-13 IMEX America, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. For more information or to reg- ister, visit https://www.imexameri- ca.com/register. MEETING PLANNER PACKAGES FOR GREAT SAVINGS