National Council for Negro Women (NCNW)
Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh Section NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC. A Voice for Women; An Advocate for Change Mary McLeod Bethune, a noted educator, humanitarian, and an advisor to four U. S. Presidents had a vision in 1935. With a simple goal of using the collective power of African American women, Ms. Bethune created the nation’s broadest based advocacy organization. Her vision was powerful and clear -- change in our communities could be generated by bringing women together with a unity of purpose and action. Unified voices and unified action would lead to greater influence in the advancement of social and human rights and would enrich the lives of our children and our communities. With the power of 32 national women’s organizations and 330 campus and community-based sections, Mary McLeod Bethune’s vision and spirit lives on. The voices of women all around the world can be heard collectively through the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Dr. Dorothy I. Height, who hailed from Rankin, PA, was the Chair and President Emerita until her passing on April 20, 2010. Our Section of NCNW is addressing health concerns through its ‘GOOD HEALTH WINS’ initiative which gives special importance to vaccinating our community. NCNW programs are grounded on a foundation of critical concerns known as “Four for the Future” (Entrepreneurship & Education; Civic Engagement & Public Policy; Mental & Physical Health; and STEAM).
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It is our pledge to make a lasting contribution to all that is finest and best in America, to cherish and enrich her heritage of freedom and progress by working for the integration of her people, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, into her spiritual, social, cultural and civic life and thus aid her to achieve the glorious destiny of a true and unfettered democracy