The Black Women in Europe™ blog, created in 2006 by Adrianne George, released its 14th Black Women in Europe™: Power List 2023 - A List of Our Own©. This 14th year we feature 5 women as our blog celebrates our 17th anniversary. The awardees are in the following categories: Beauty Industry, Culinary Arts, Human Rights, and Politics. “17 years of blogging amazes me,” George reveals. “Who knew I would still be going in 2023”. In 2010 the Black Women in Europe™ Blog released its first Power List naming 58 women across Europe in 6 categories. Over the last 14 years, over 189 women have been included on the Black Women in Europe™: Power List - A List of Our Own©. It was the first and remains the only one of its kind that celebrates the achievement of black women across Europe. This year marks the first time that three women have been named twice in two different years.

1. 2023 Black Women in Europe™ Power List: A Room of Our Own©

2. In 2010 the Black Women in Europe™ Blog released its first
Power List naming 58 women across Europe in 6 categories.
This 14th year we feature 5 outstanding women, as we
celebrate 16 years of the Blog.
2023 awardees are in the following categories: Beauty
Industry, Culinary Arts, Human Rights, and Politics.
This list, presented in alphabetical order, is intended to
acknowledge powerful black women in Europe and to
inspire others to reach their full potential.

3. What constitutes power?
Power is defined as the ability to act or produce an
effect.
Methodology:
The Power List does not aim to assess rank but
rather to showcase influential women who, in some
cases well known and in others, are women who
should be known.

4. Aminata Toure
Politics: Germany
Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family,
Seniors, Integration & Equality
aminata-toure.de

5. Chef Anto Cocagne
The Culinary Arts: France
Author, Award-winner, Innovator
lechefanto.com

6. Dionne Smith
Beauty Industry: England
Celebrity Hair Stylist
dionnesmith.com

7. Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Human Rights: England
Executive Director
Kaleidoscope International Trust
kaleidoscopetrust.com

8. Mandu Reid
Politics: England
Leader
Women’s Equity Party
womensequality.org.uk

9. View all of the
Black Women in Europe™ Power Lists
blackwomenineurope.com/power-list/

10. It’s our Kiva Team’s 10th anniversary! Since 2013
the Black Women in Europe™ Kiva team has grown
to 12 members and has provided 21 loans. Kiva is a non-
profit organization with a mission to connect people
through lending to alleviate poverty. Kiva lets individuals
lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the
world. Our collective efforts will make a difference to an
individual, a group, and a community.

11. Let’s support women. You don’t have to wait to start
giving as part of our team. Choose a project and click on
the amount you would like to donate. Remember as little
as $25 is all that is needed. You’ll be taken to your basket
where you can select what lending team your loans should
count towards. Beneath the “Count Towards Team”
column, you’ll see a drop down box with Black Women
in Europe™’s lending team listed. Click that box and
select the Black Women in Europe™’s lending
team and the loan to will count towards our team.

12. The Black Women in
Europe™: Power List
2023 – A List of Our
Own© was created by
Adrianne George and
launched 14 years
ago.

13. This edition is
dedicated to Derek
McCullough. He was
the creative genius
who shared his
talents by designing
this power list. You
will never be
forgotten.
[our 8th list without you :( ]