National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. Hosts Blogger Week UnConference in Silver Spring, MD
Blogger Week UnConference to Feature Rising Black and Latino Content Creators in Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, MD – The National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. is hosting its 6th Blogger Week Content Creator UnConference on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in Silver Spring, MD. Blogger Week features a week of training, networking events, and other activities focused on elevating the work of bloggers, influencers, and journalists of color. The Blogger Week UnConference has provided training to 1000+ multicultural content creators, bloggers, influencers, and journalists.
This year’s Blogger Week UnConference features a fireside chat interview with special guest, Phil Lewis, Deputy Editor at HuffPost and President of the Washington Association of Black Journalists, and the event will also feature other notable speakers, sessions and workshops by a dynamic selection of digital media specialists. Monique Rose Sneed, Entrepreneur and Restaurant Mogul, will also headline a fireside chat titled “Marketing, Branding, and Entrepreneurship: A Fireside Chat with Monique Rose Sneed.”
Monique is a highly-rated motivational speaker and successful 7-figure entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant, real estate, wellness & beauty, and hospitality management industries. Today, she is passionate and committed to sharing her journey to success through authenticity, spirituality, extending her knowledge, network and her belief in good old fashioned hard work.
She is the owner of The Bodega On Main: Home of The Chopped Cheese in ATL!, LA’CAJ Seafood: A Cajun Latin Fusion Kitchen and Bar, and former owner of Milk & Honey Southern Inspired Kitchen. In addition to this diverse portfolio, her favorite ventures stem from her love of seeing others rise through adversity, including Rags to Roses, her non-profit organization, designed to positively impact young women in and transitioning from the foster care system.
Blogger Week was founded in 2014 by cultural storyteller and communications specialist, Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, founder of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. As a graduate of Syracuse University’s, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Pan African Studies master’s programs, J.A.M. Aiwuyor has dedicated her career to advancing and elevating multicultural communications.
This year’s Blogger Week will feature TikTok Live interviews with content creators on the rise and the largest event, the Blogger Week Content Creator UnConference will host bloggers from across the nation.
“We’re excited for Blogger Week 2025! As part of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Blogger Week centers rising voices in the digital space and beyond. It is one of the few events focused on digital media that uplifts and nurtures Black and brown voices, while providing affordable training and seminars – making our conference more accessible to communities that are often marginalized in these conversations,” said Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, NBCI Trust Founder.
Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite or BloggerWeek.com. To be a vendor or sponsor, email bloggerweek@gmail.com or comms@nbcit.org.
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Founded in 2020, the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides news, information, and resources for the collective freedom of Black communities
Blogger Week Content Creator UnConference Speakers:
News, Media & Content Creation in 2025: A Fireside Chat with Philip Lewis Deputy Editor with HuffPost and the president of the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ)
Session: Marketing, Branding, and Entrepreneurship: A Fireside Chat with Monique Rose Sneed
Turning Content Into Currency: The Evolution of Creation & Monetization Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor
“Mindful Momentum: Creating Content Without Burning Out” (How to Stay Consistent, Authentic, and Aligned—Even When You’re Tired)” Brée Nachelle
Connect & Create: The Power of Partnerships in Digital Storytelling – Earnestine E. Dawson and Yvonne Pearson
Welcome and Networking Session – Candice Appiakrong
No Distractions Podcast Live Taping – Elizabeth Booker Houston and Jasmine Burton