Megan Thee Stallion’s The Pete and Thomas Foundation has partnered with Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls) for the Journey Dream Bus Tour. The month-long caravan kicked off this month in Atlanta, GA and will make a stop in Houston on September 13th!

“I’m really excited to have The Pete and Thomas Foundation partner with the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium on this special initiative,” Megan said. “We both share the same goals – to empower our young Black women, give them the resources to succeed and help them pursue their personal and professional dreams.”

The tour targets Black girls, young women, and gender-expansive youth, between the ages of 12-24, to give them a safe space in which to openly communicate. The main attraction at each event is the Dream Village that will feature interactive workshops and programming centered around mental health and wellness, beauty, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, S.T.E.M. and dream-building. Local community organizations germane to the host city will also help with the festivities of this free and open to the public event that will feature music, food trucks, game stations, swag bags, and giveaways.

“We are super excited to partner with The Pete and Thomas Foundation,” added LaTosha Brown, visionary founder of Southern Black Girls and co-founder of Black Voters Matter. “Megan is the ultimate Southern Black Girl. She is an entertainer, an artist, and a creative, who masterfully balances being a hot girl, a college girl, and a businesswoman, and she certainly embodies the unapologetic spirit of our organization. Our partnership with The Pete and Thomas Foundation adds fuel to the mission of the Joy is our Journey tour, which is to connect with Black girls and young women throughout the south and create safe spaces to celebrate unlimited, unabashed Black girl joy. There is so much in store, and we look forward to all the great work we will do together. This just the beginning.”

The Pete and Thomas Foundation helps Megan flex her philanthropic arm to uplift and assist women, children, senior citizens and underserved communities in Houston, Texas and across the world. She founded the nonprofit organization in 2022 to focus on the fields of education, housing, and health and wellness. Those areas align with the intentions and activations of the Joy is our Journey Dream Bus Tour, and their support will help to amplify the experience and bring joy to Black girls and women in each tour city, as well as expand their footprint into Texas.

Remaining tour dates are below:

Saturday, 9/9 - SELMA, AL

Location: TBD

Time: TBD

Community Partner: TBD

Register Here: https://JoySelma.eventbrite.com

Saturday, 9/10 - WILCOX COUNTY, AL

Location: Bessie Munden Recreational Park

194 Bessie Munden RoadCamden, AL 36726

Time: 10am – 1pm CDT

Community Partner: Bama Kids

Register Here: https://JoyWilcox.eventbrite.com

Saturday, 9/10 - LIVINGSTON, AL

Location: Jaycee Park

Hopkins Street

Livingston, AL 35470

Time: 3pm – 5pm CDT

Community Partner: Black Belt Community Foundation

Register Here: https://JoyLivingston.eventbrite.com

Sunday, 9/11 - JACKSON, MS

Location: Smith Park

302 East Amite Street

Jackson, MS 39201

Time: 1pm – 4pm CDT

Community Partner: Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative Register Here: https://JoyJackson.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, 9/13 – HOUSTON, TX

Location: Texas Southern University

Time: TBD

Community Partner: The Pete and Thomas Foundation Register Here: https://JoyHouston.eventbrite.com

Saturday, 9/17 - BIRMINGHAM, AL

Location: Kelly Ingram Park - 500 17th Street North, Birmingham, AL

35203

Time: 11am – 2pm CDT

Community Partner: Alabama Black Women’s Roundtable

Register Here: https://JoyBirmingham.eventbrite.com

The Joy is our Journey Dream Bus Tour will culminate with the 2022 Black Girls Dream Conference, which will take place in Birmingham, AL, Friday, September 16 - Saturday, September 17.

For more information on the work and impact of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium, visit www.SouthernBlackGirls.org, or follow @SouthernBlackGirls on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.