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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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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.
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Principals From Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Meet with the Parliamentary Black Caucus In Historic First Encounter
Principals From Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Meet with the Parliamentary Black Caucus In Historic First EncounterWASHINGTON, D.C. (May 25, 2023) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial joined Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the...
Marking Three Years Since George Floyd’s Murder, Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of His Namesake Justice In Policing Act to Bring Accountability to Law Enforcement
Marking Three Years Since George Floyd’s Murder, Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of His Namesake Justice In Policing Act to Bring Accountability to Law EnforcementsWASHINGTON, D.C. (May 18, 2023) – As the three-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death...
Civil Rights Leaders Issue Joint Letter to Health Insurers and Health Associations
Civil Rights Leaders Issue Joint Letter to Health Insurers and Health Associations, Urging Action as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Rules End, Jeopardizing Care for MillionsThursday May 12, 2022 Washington, D.C. –Yesterday, on the final day of the COVID-19 public...
Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Officially Endorse the Freedom to Learn Campaign
Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Officially Endorse the Freedom to Learn Campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 4, 2023) – Today, leaders of the nation’s Black-led legacy civil rights organizations emphatically rejected the effort to suppress Black history and endorsed...
2023 Project Height Scholarship Awardees Announced
2023 Project Height Scholarship Awardees AnnouncedWASHINGTON, D.C., MAR. 30, 2023 - - Today, National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) announced the 2023 Project Height Scholarship awardees. The scholarship, named after Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, former 40-year NCNW...
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Connecticut Bethune Height Recognition Program
Connecticut Bethune Height Recognition Program
New Jersey State Bethune Height Recognition Program
New Jersey State Bethune Height Recognition Program
North Carolina State Coalition Bethune Height Recognition Program
North Carolina State Coalition Bethune Height Recognition Program
Pennsylvania Bethune Height Recognition Program
Pennsylvania Bethune Height Recognition Program
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
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NCNW Hires New President & CEO
NCNW Hires New President & CEO Lauded Civil Rights Organization Changes Governance Structure First Time in 88 Years Washington, DC -01-23-2023 - Today, the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) announced Shavon Arline-Bradley was hired to serve as the...
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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