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President's Message

Dear Friends, Thank you for visiting the website of the Founding Chapter of the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Inc. As you browse through the website, you will find information of who we are, what we are doing now and have been doing for the past 40 years. My vision is to increase productivity of the membership by greater participation by the members through the work of the ...

HERStory

With the Civil Rights movement in full swing in the fermenting years of the early 1960s, then followed by the tragic deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, black women across the United States found themselves trying to gain and maintain acceptance into the Civil and Women’s Rights Movements. At the same time, students, who participated in sit-ins that were being ad...

Program History

Signature - Role Model Program It started in 1979, at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia - one of America’s most prestigious black colleges - and became the signature program and driving force behind the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Inc. Its goal - to provide Black female students with a realistic understanding of their chosen professions; its process – an intensive series of workshops and the linking of students with professionals, which provides them an opportunity to observe the practical side of business, examine theories learned in class implemented, develop social and professional etiquette, and embrace the gift of opportunity and friendship that are needed to effectively compete in today’s workforce. Read more.. Click Here

New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Inc.
Mailing Address: P.O. 2555, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163
Executive Office: 208 East 79th Street, Suite 250A New York, NY 10021 Phone: 212-517-5700

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