The Woman’s City Club
2026 National Speaker Forum and Fundraiser
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00PM
Memorial Hall | 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati 45202 (513-977-8838)
Woman’s City Club of Greater Cincinnati is proud to present Gina Belafonte, acclaimed activist, producer, and arts advocate, as the featured speaker for its 2026 National Speaker Forum, taking place Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 PM at Memorial Hall (1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati).
Gina Belafonte brings a distinguished career at the intersection of arts, culture, and social justice, leveraging decades of creative leadership to inspire civic engagement and equitable change. Belafonte has appeared in films including BlacKkKlansman and Bright Lights, Big City, and produced internationally acclaimed documentaries seen on HBO, PBS, and Amazon Prime, including Sing Your Song, about her father Harry Belafonte. Today, she continues his work as CEO of Sankofa.org, a social justice impact organization that uses art and media to address injustice and build community.
“We are honored to welcome Gina Belafonte to Cincinnati,” said Beth Sullebarger, President, Woman’s City Club. “Her work in arts activism and community engagement reflects our mission to educate, empower, and engage citizens in promoting the common good, and her voice adds vital insight as we work together for a more just and inclusive community.”
The National Speaker Forum is one of Cincinnati’s signature civic events, drawing local leaders, educators, nonprofit partners, and engaged citizens for an evening of conversation that bridges national perspective with community action. The 2026 forum continues a long tradition of fostering meaningful dialogue on critical issues that shape our shared future.
Who is Gina Belafonte?
Gina Belafonte (born New York City, September 8, 1961) is an American actress, film and stage producer, and civil rights activist. The youngest daughter of activist, dancer, Julie Belafonte and singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte,[1] she has appeared in such films as Bright Lights, Big City, Tokyo Pop (both 1988), and BlacKkKlansman (2018). As an artist Gina has also produced several international and critically acclaimed documentaries that have been seen on HBO, PBS, and Prime, some of which include Sing Your Song, A Survivor's Guide To Prison, and The March. Sing Your Song is a 2011 documentary film about her father.
She co-founded The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to end child incarceration and eliminate the eliminate racial disparities in the criminal justice system. She is also the CEO of Sankofa.org, a nonprofit Social Justice impact production company, founded by her father. Through art, culture, and media, Sankofa.org addresses injustice and creates change at multiple levels. Ms Belafonte believes with her father that art communicates messages of hope and is a powerful way to convey messages across cultural barriers that so often divide us.
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