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The National Council of Negro Women is an “organization of organizations” (comprised of 300 campus and community-based sections and 32 national women’s organizations) that enlightens, inspires and connects more than 2,000,000 women and men. Its mission is to lead, advocate for, and empower women of African descent, their families and communities.
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In the News
Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Officially Endorse the Freedom to Learn Campaign
The leaders of the nation’s Black-led legacy civil rights organizations emphatically rejected the effort to suppress Black history and endorsed the Freedom to Learn campaign, a movement created to fight the growing disinformation campaign against the erasure of history and lived experiences of marginalized communities, critical race theory, and equitable legislation.
National NCNW News
Civil and Women’s Rights Leaders Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley and Melanie L. Campbell Call on the Biden Administration to Follow Through on Its Commitment to Ban Menthol Flavored Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced another delay on its commitment to ban menthol flavored cigarettes and cigars. The federal government has tried several times to...
NCNW Announces Host City and Hotel for the 61st Convention Location
NCNW Announces Host City and Hotel for the 61st Convention LocationWASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) will host its 61st National Convention October 9 -13, 2024 in...
NCNW Partners with the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation
Historic Partnership Coalition Announced as Closeout to Women’s History Month 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 28, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation welcomed 35...
NCNW & Affiliates Urge US Senate to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The impact and legacy of John Lewis’s commitment to civil rights and social justice carry on through this bill
Breaking Down Section 3 of the 14th Amendment: Who Can Run for President?
We now know that enslavement of people of African descent led to a civil war between the U.S. and the Confederate States of America.
Black Women’s Roundtable Report
Black women could do more together than a part …
DIHEF & NCNW Team UP
Creating a new scholarship …
Events
June 2024
New Jersey State Bethune-Height Recognition Program
New Jersey State Bethune-Height Recognition Program
October 2024
NCNW Influenza Town Hall #5
March 9, 2023 • 7:00 p.m.
East Regional Sessions with the Sections
March 14, 2023 • 8:30 pm EST
Midwest/Central Regional Sessions with the Sections
March 21, 2022 • 8:30 p.m.
West Regional Sessions with the Sections
March 28, 2023 • 8:30 p.m. EST
National Affiliates Assembly
November 5-5, 2022
The Latest
Bethune-Height Changemaker Pathways
Bethune-Height Changemaker Pathways (BHCP)The Bethune-Height Changemaker Pathways (BHCP) are NCNW’s intentionally designed programmatic response to the systemic barriers and inequities that continue to hinder Black women’s maximized success. Through BHCP, NCNW will...
NCNW HQ Newsletter: 180 Days into the New Era
You don't want to miss this. Social Justice 60th Anniversary of March on Washington President and CEO Shavon Arline-Bradley delivered remarks during the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., August 26 at 11:00 a.m....
The Height Scholars Project
The Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation and National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Establish Scholarship in Collaboration with Meta to Study the Intersection of Technology and Civil Rights As a result of technical difficulties due to upgrades, the NCNW website was...
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Do you want to become more involved in strengthening families, creating economic opportunity and building healthy communities? If so, NCNW is for you. Your community-based section of NCNW offers you a positive, uplifting and supportive network of sisters (and brothers) who share a passion for NCNWs mission.