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years, black American women have strug
gled against a double deterrent to full citi
zenship-racist and sexist denial of their
rights.
“The circumstance of being a double vic
tim has cast black women into a role where
they view prejudicial treatment, not from
its cause, be it sexist or racist, as much as
from its results—a violation of human
rights.
“Human rights has been the traditional
political posture of black women leaders,
from Harriett Tubman leading a band of
black soldiers through South Carolina,
‘.burning plantations and freeing almost a
thousand slaves, to a black Congress
woman, serving on a committee investi
gating equal employment opportunities.
s “Black women and white women have
significantly different historical and
cultural backgrounds and experiences,
despite their common experience of oppres
sion. Black women have endured a dual
burden of racism and sexism. The entire
range of assumptions, attitudes, stereotypes
and prejudices regarding women...have
had the effect of maintaining special
privileges and power for the benefit of the
white majority... . Therefore, black
women assume the responsibility of their
own interpretation of woman’s mis
sion ... and press for not only women’s
rights—but more importantly—human
rights.”
A Record of Service
“Our national office coordinates services
in fourteen broad areas. But our affiliates’
outreach touches practically every aspect of
black and Third World life. That is why it is
so very important that we both strengthen
and broaden this marvelous framework
which was begun by Mrs. Bethune, and
which promises to add incalculable cleans
ing and greatness to this country as a
whole,” said Miss Height.
“NCNW acts to:
• face not only the symptoms but the
causes and support needed in teenage
pregnancy and parenthood;
• enable the poor to cope with problems
confronting them in the energy crisis;
• provide alternatives to detention for
young women in conflict with the law;
• connect and train black and Hispanic
youths for jobs relating to the conservation
and utilization of natural resources;
• reach dangerously unprotected children
at risk for immunization against childhood
diseases;
• inform women of their rights under
equal protection laws in housing and
employment;
• create and to find jobs for the
unemployed and underemployed;
• recruit and provide supportive services
to black and Hispanic youth and adults
pursuing health careers.
• compile and preserve the historical con
tribution of black women, individually and
collectively.
A National Treasure
“Let me share with you the real strength,
beauty, backbone, promise and potential of
the National Council of Negro Women,”
Miss Height announces with the pride of
one who keeps the best for one’s guests
until the last. “Let me have you look at, at
least by name and president, our major na
tional affiliates. We hope to possibly
double this number eventually by greatly
widening our scope. But these organiza
tions and their total leadership represent the
finest flower and perhaps in many deeply
significant ways the richest heritage of
America. Someday all of America will come
to see them in exactly that kind of way.”
“Here is the list: Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., Ms. Barbara K. Phillips,
Supreme Basileus; Chi Eta Phi Sorority,
Inc., Mrs. Peola McCaskill, National Presi
dent; Continental Societies, Inc., Mrs.
Rosa S. Stanback, National President;
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Mrs.
Mona Bailey, National President; Grand
Temple, Daughters of Elks, Mrs. Nettie B.
Smith, Grand Exalted Daughter Ruler; lota
Phi Lambda Sorority, Dr. Fredda Wither
spoon, National President; Ladies Auxil
iary of the National Dental Association,
Inc., Mrs. Theola Green, National Presi
dent; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Ms.
Venice Harvey, National President; Las
Amigas, Inc., Mrs. Julia Bibbs, National
President; National Alliance of Postal
Federal Employees, Mr. Robert L. White,
National President; National Association
of Fashion and Accessory Designers, Mrs.
Earnestine Stovall, National President;
National Association of Negro Business &
Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Mrs.
Mary E. Singletary, National President; Tau
Gamma Delta Sorority, Mrs. Noma Scott,
President; National Council of Puerto
Rican Volunteers, Mrs. Petra Valdes,
National President; Trade Union Women
of African Heritage, Mrs. Thelma Dailey,
National President; Woman’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Society, AME Zion
Church, Mrs. Alcestis Coleman, National
President; Women’s Missionary Council,
CME Church, Mrs. Thelma J. Dudley,
National President; Women’s Auxiliary,
National Medical Association, Mrs.
Carlton C. Richards, National President;
Women’s Missionary Society, AME
Church, Miss Mary E. Frizzell, National
President; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
Mrs. Janice G. Kissner, Grand Basileus;
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Ms.
Billy J. Mason, Supreme Basileus; Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Mrs. Evelyn
Hood, Grand Basileus; Supreme Grand
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Dr. Julia
C. Fitzpatrick, Most Worthy Grand Ma
tron; The Women’s Convention, Auxiliary
to the National Baptist Convention,
U.S.A., Inc., Mrs. Mary O. Ross, National
President; Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.,
•••••(Continued on page 22.)
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National Urban League Fair Housing Forum. July 11. 1979-Press Conference. From left to right: Dorothy Height president of
NCNW: Vernon Jordan, president of the National Urban League: M. Carl Holman, president of the National Urban Coalition,
and Dr Robert Weaver, president of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing.
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From left to right: Alexis M. Herman. Director of The Women’s Bureau. U.S. Dept, of Labor: Jean Childs Young, former
Chairperson of the U.S. National Commission on International Year of the Child and wife of former U.N. Ambassador Andrew
Jackson Young: Dr. Berry Shabazz. Professor of Health Administration at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, and widow of Malcolm
X participating in a workshop on Women: Imperatives Jor the 80’s, at NCNW’s 39th National Convention.
New National BLACK MONITOR - April, 1980