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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
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National Council of Negro Women looking forward to Vision of Beauty Cotillion
The National Council of Negro Women’s seventh annual Vision of Beauty Cotillion will take place from 6-11 p.m. March 15 at the Lodge of New Russia Township, 46300 Butternut Ridge Road in Oberlin.
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – ...
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Empowering Women: The Story of NCNW
Nonprofit NCNW advances the African American woman, her family and community. National Council of Negro Women, NCNW, is a nonprofit founded in 1935 by Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune to advance the African ...
Afro17d
PRESS ROOM: NCNW applauds President Biden on history-making pardons, commutations and clemencies
President Biden's final round of pardons and commutations marks a step towards justice and equity for Black Americans, addressing mass incarceration and disparities.
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
In 1935, she founded the National Council of Negro Women in New York. Franklin Roosevelt appointed her as Director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration ...
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Louisville chapter of NCNW hosts MLK commemorative breakfast
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE CELEBRATING HIS LEGACY. TODAY, THE LOUISVILLE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE BREAKFAST. DOZENS OF FOLKS FROM ACROSS THE ...