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National Council of Negro Women

Index National Council of Negro Women

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is a non-profit organization with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families and communities. [1]

28 relations: Africa, African Americans, Africana womanism, Ann M. Fudge, Bill Cosby, Camille Cosby, Cathy Hughes, Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee, Dorothy Height, John Lewis (civil rights leader), Johnnetta Cole, List of women's organizations, Marian Wright Edelman, Mary McLeod Bethune, Maya Angelou, Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), National Black Family Reunion, Nonprofit organization, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier, Slavery in the United States, Steve Perry, United States, Vanessa Williams, Vernon Jordan, Washington, D.C., World Digital Library.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Africana womanism

"Africana womanism" is a term coined in the late 1980s by Clenora Hudson-Weems intended as an ideology applicable to all women of African descent.

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Ann M. Fudge

Ann Marie Fudge (born April 23, 1951) serves on a number of corporate boards, including those of General Electric, Novartis, Unilever and Infosys, as well as on several non-profit boards.

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Bill Cosby

William Henry Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, author, and convicted sex offender.

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Camille Cosby

Camille Olivia Cosby (née Hanks; born March 20, 1944) is an American television producer, author, philanthropist, and the wife of comedian Bill Cosby.

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Cathy Hughes

Catherine L. Hughes (born Catherine Elizabeth Woods; April 22, 1947) is an African-American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive.

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Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee

Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee (October 10, 1898 – September 14, 1980) was an American obstetrician and civil rights activist.

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Dorothy Height

Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an American administrator and educator who worked as a civil rights and women's rights activist, specifically focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness.

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John Lewis (civil rights leader)

John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and is a prominent civil rights leader.

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Johnnetta Cole

Johnnetta Betsch Cole (born 1936) is an American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college president.

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List of women's organizations

This is a list of women's organizations by geography.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for the rights of children.

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Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

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Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with more than seventy albums, and three Grammy Awards.

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National Black Family Reunion

The Black Family Reunion Celebration is a two-day cultural event celebrating the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African-American family.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933), also known as "Q", is an American musician and record producer.

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Sidney Poitier

Sir Sidney Poitier, (born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.

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Slavery in the United States

Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans, that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Steve Perry

Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer and fashion designer.

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Vernon Jordan

Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (born August 15, 1935) is an American business executive and civil rights activist in the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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World Digital Library

The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Negro_Women

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