About NCNW

 

The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) was founded on December 5, 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, influential educator and social activist. For more than fifty years, the iconic Dr. Dorothy Irene Height served as president of NCNW.

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NCNW is an “organization of organizations”, a powerful network of more than two million women and men. NCNW is open to all persons (without regard of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status) who share a passion for NCNW’s mission.

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Mission
To lead, empower and advocate for African American women, their families and their communities.

 

Today, NCNW is led by Reverend Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO
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Dr. A. Lois Keith, National Chair.