USHA Pitts (left), chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in The Bahamas, spoke at the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (IBWPPI) 14th annual board of directors retreat March, 2-3 at Pelican Bay Resort. She urged women to not wait for ‘men to give you rights’ and encouraged women to ‘take’ political power. Also speaking at the retreat was Minister of Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey. Photo (right): Vandyke Hepburn