LOS ANGELES, CA, November 11, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Actress, speaker and nonprofit founder and CEO, Ciera Payton is honored to serve as a panelist for the Hey Black Girl! Fellowship Career Day, a virtual professional development panel taking place Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

The Hey Black Girl! Fellowship brings together a select group of young Black women and gender-diverse youth, ages 18 to 29, to build professional skills, expand their networks and advance their careers. The Career Day panel gathers accomplished women from a range of industries to share how they built their careers and the lessons they learned along the way.

Payton will speak about building a career as an actress — from landing roles in film and television to starring in Lifetime's Wendy Williams: The Movie and appearing in Tyler Perry's The Oval — and the opportunities and challenges she has navigated as both a performer and the founder and CEO of a nonprofit. The hour-long session is designed as an intimate, interactive conversation, giving the opportunity to ask questions and take away practical advice for their own career paths.

Event Details
What: Hey Black Girl! Fellowship Career Day — Professional Development Panel
When: Saturday, November 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET (approximately 60 minutes)
Where: Virtual
Who: Ciera Payton, alongside women leaders from diverse industries.

About Ciera Payton
Ciera Payton is an actress, speaker and the founder and CEO of Michael's Daughter Foundation. She starred in Wendy Williams: The Movie and her credits include Tyler Perry's The Oval, A Madea Family Funeral, Oldboy, Graceland, The Walking Dead, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Closer, The Mentalist and Days of Our Lives. Payton speaks on motivation, overcoming challenges, building a successful nonprofit, and the power of the arts for youth.

About Michael's Daughter Foundation
Michael's Daughter Foundation brings arts programming to youth and underserved communities, including young people in juvenile facilities and provides financial literacy through Money Talks Workshops. Learn more at MichaelsDaughter.org.

About Hey Black Girl!
Hey Black Girl! is a Black-led nonprofit founded in 2019 that creates safe spaces and programs for Black women and gender-diverse people, including workshops on professional development, mental health and financial literacy.

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