Highly Anticipated Return of Atlantic City Women’s March  for 2024 to Honor the Late Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–  Organizers of the historic ground-breaking Atlantic City Women’s March are pleased to announce the return of the groundbreaking Atlantic City Women’s March honoring the life and legacy of the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver. The family of the late Lt. Governor will be in attendance.  The march and rally will take place on Saturday March 23, 2024 beginning at 10 AM for the march and 12 Noon for the rally in Jim Whelan Hall.

The rally  features a dynamic and diverse line up of empowering speakers, including a keynote address by Reverend Dr. Regena Thomas, Director of the Human Rights and Community Relations at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and former Secretary of State for the State of New Jersey.

In 2019, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver was the keynote speaker at the first Atlantic City Women’s March which had an all Black Women Steering Committee and paid tribute to Mississippi civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer. The rally then and this year takes place in the same room where Fannie Lou Hamer shut down the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in 1964. Black Women’s voices will be heard.

“As the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office, Lt. Gov. Oliver has a powerful legacy of being a relentless fighter for social and racial justice,” said veteran national political organizer and Atlantic City Women’s March Committee Co-Chair Stephenine Dixon. “2024 is due to be another year where women will mobilize and demonstrate their political power. We will follow in Lt. Gov. Oliver’s courageous footsteps by doing the work to organize our communities and being a force for change.”

“Lt. Gov. Oliver was a champion and a cheerleader for so many women,” said Dr. Nycole Lyles-Belton, CEO and Founder of Greatness In You, Inc. and Atlantic City Women’s March Committee Co-Chair. “The Atlantic City Women’s March has always been about empowering and uplifting women. I’m excited to be part of this landmark event that will honor Lt. Gov. Oliver’s life and accomplishments.”

WHEN:

Saturday March 23, 2024. 12 Noon

WHERE:

Jim Whelan Hall

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401