Raise Your Glass is an annual celebration of Black women who shatter the glass ceiling and redefine power.
This year’s theme, “Unsung Heroes,” honors Black women who wear an invisible cape every day—champions of mental health, medicine, and wellness whose impact extends far beyond their professions.
The UNSUNG HEROES:
Dr. Patricia Robinson, MD. – Breast Oncologist & Hematologist, Northwestern Medicine
Dr. Tina Wheat, MD, MPH. – Family Medicine Specialist, Northwestern Medicine
Camesha Jones, LCSW – Founder, Sister Afya Community Mental Health Wellness
Dominique Davis – Birth & Postpartum Doula, Researcher with the Chicago Birthworks Collective, UIC’s Melanated Group Midwifery Care
Da’Jonese Turner, LCPC - Clinical Therapist
2025 Social Impact Honorees:
Genesis Roberts - Fitness Entrepreneur
Monique Clemons, Psy. M. – Senior Program Coordinator for Community Outreach and Engagement, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Niaria Marshall, LSW- Manager of Training and Organizational Development in Nonprofit Management
Music by: DJ CA$H-ERA
All proceeds & donations benefit The Nicole's House Foundation.
The event schedule consists of:
12-1:30PM - Brunch
1:30-3PM - Raise Your Glass
3-4PM- Mixer
All day fun room.
All items are non-refundable, all sales are final.
All items are non-refundable under any circumstances.
Ages 12 and up.
