They quickly became involved in the community. I always look for ways to help others have access to the same opportunities I did. Each course endeavor afforded new knowledge, growth and understanding. She began as a Speech and English teacher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina but after her marriage, moved with her new husband, Dr. Henry P. Weeden, to Lynchburg, Virginia. She has been a Co-Chair for Leadership Cobb, as well as served on the Board of Directors for Chattahoochee Technical College and the Alumni Board of Directors for Bowling Green State University (Ohio) where she chaired its Strategic Planning committee. A 1954 Ford Foundation grant for post-doctoral study and research in modem European history enabled her to study at the University of Heidelberg, West Germany. These include respect for our Founders, Past National Presidents, Present and Past National, Area and Chapter Officers, Chapter Organizer(s), Charter Members and Honorary Members. As Attorney General, Vice President Harris won a $20 billion settlement for Californians whose homes had been foreclosed on, as well as a $1.1 billion settlement for students and veterans who were taken advantage of by a for-profit education company. Stratton was a member of the Hostesses, the Sunday Niters, Friends of Fellowship, the Mothers Study Club, Book and Theater, Bidders, and Jack and Jill. During her distinguished 27-year career with the Orlando Police Department (OPD), she served in virtually every department, including serving as Commander of the Special Operations. Marion Sutherland 11. She also played a major role, alongside other federal and local officials, in helping the City of Columbus win the Department of Transportations (DOT) Smart City Challenge, a nationwide competitionpowered by a pledge of up to $40 million in federal funds to transform one mid-size citys transportation network and make it safer, easier to use and more reliable. In her state, Virginia, she served on the Central Planning District Commission and the Virginia Cultural Laureate Center. She graduated from Washington High School in Pensacola and enrolled at Fisk University at age 15. Vivian Beamom 5. Virginia W. Harris was re-elected President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. for a second term at the 19th Biennial Conference, October 12, 2019 in Atlanta, GA. Having served as a member of the Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter for 29 years, President Harris has consistently demonstrated her leadership abilities through successfully serving at both the national and local chapter levels. She authored many projects and initiatives and was the recipient of the U.S. Secretary of Education Exemplary Initiative Award. Barbara Simpkins was a grandmother and proud mother of two sons Monti Lemans Simpkins and Lubara Dixon Simpkins. Adjoa chairs the Democratic National Committees African American Leadership Council, and has worked on several bi-partisan initiativesincluding training women across the political ideological spectrum at American Universitys Women & Politics Institute. Scholarship is a principle that Valerie holds in high regard having graduated from York Institute as the class valedictorian at the age of fourteen, and being accepted into ten of the nations top universities. During her tenure on the committee, she participated in hearings for two Supreme Court nominees. On the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, she worked with members of both parties to keep the American people safe from foreign threats and crafted bipartisan legislation to assist in securing American elections. She has served as newsletter editor for Church Women United; as consultant and Speaker for The World Federation of Methodist Women; and as a member of the board of directors, UNCF. She was national director of this program area from 1962 to 1967 and again from 1969 to 1970, before the national and international facets were separated. Ellison also served terms on two other County Commissionsthe Equal Employment Opportunity and the Civil Service Commissions. She has held faculty positions at eight different colleges and universities including the Neuro-Psychiatric Institute of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Albany Georgia State College; Paul Quinn College Waco, Texas; Howard University School of Law; Washington, D.C.; and the Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia. National President and CEO, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Evans Smith is the 2017-2021 National President CEO for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., one of the nations largest minority female-owned and operated public service non-profits. President Frazier is a lifelong resident of Miami, Florida. National Legislative Affairs and Public Issues Committee. She was the mother of two sons, Frederick, Jr., and Bruce Rosell Hawkins. Valerie is an active member of Delta Mu Zeta chapter in Harlem, and resides in Brooklyn with her soul mate and best friend Douglas Baker. combination in the United States. She received recognition of appreciation for these services from President Richard Nixon, President Nixon also cited her services on the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps and the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Services. Copeland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Hampton University, where she has received the distinguished 2013 Alumnus of the Year Award, and a Master of Arts degree, Educational Development, College of Education, at The Ohio State University, where she was recognized as an esteemed Alumnus. Her education also includes completing a National Institutes of Minority Health pre-doctoral fellowship at George Washington University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences examining chronic disease and family systems, a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute post-doctoral fellowship at the Howard University Cancer Center, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics studying cardiovascular and cancer epidemiology, and completing the Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. When the family returned to Seattle after a short period in Pullman, Washington where her husband earned a degree in Architecture, Sutherland organized a youth choir around her own children, Chrystal and Clyde. Many of her activities were youth or family-oriented. For a short time, she taught kindergarten in Washington. Her best-selling book,Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age, has become a signature rallying cry for revolutionizing societys views on aging by driving a new social consciousness and sparking innovative solutions for all generations. Open on Saturdays, the Center serves hot meals, has a food pantry, a clothing center and offers counseling services for people of all ages. After her marriage to Dr. Harry J. Greene in 1929, she moved to Philadelphia where she resumed her career as a dedicated kindergarten teacher and soon earned her B.A. Her contributions to The Links, Incorporated was most outstanding. Dr. Glovers extensive experience in Executive Management and Finance has led to her success as a member of several professional, civic, and non-profit organizations. When Maloney was elected in 1957, her aim was to develop for The Links, a national program in which every chapter would be involved and would serve needs no other organization was addressing. Prior to being elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. She also served as the organizations elected National First Vice President, National Secretary and was previously employed as Delta Sigma Thetas Executive Director leading their headquarters business function. Master Innovator,Smart Business NetworkMagazine Her agency nominated her to attend the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, and, after graduation, she was elected to that Institutes board of directors. Under her leadership, AARP has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies. Scott, through the years, had continually admonished Link members to love each other and to work for the common causes in American lifewith emphasis upon the needs of Black American. After the ceremony, Philadelphia area Links were hostesses for a beautiful friendship reunion. In further tribute to President Maloney, a memorial display was placed in The Links headquarters during the November 1987 meetings of the national committees and The Links Foundation. Pauline Ellison 7. Congresswoman Beatty is a committed and vocal supporter of the Congressional Black Caucus, concussion awareness and education legislation, and the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), which seeks to increase the participation of women and minorities in all facets of the financial marketplace. National, each Area and every Chapter is expected to utilize the services of an appointed Protocol Chair to ensure The membership consists more than 16,000 professional women of color in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. With her parents proudly at her side, she received a B.S. She joined the staff of the University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics in 1970 as senior pharmacist and in 1973 became director of pharmacy for the university hospitals and clinics. Before her election as national president, she developed and delineated the National and International Trends and Services program facet. As its first major task, Edmonds asked the Advisory Council to explore and evaluate the feasibility of a national headquarters for the organization. Purnell has been awarded eight honorary degrees and is a member of three academic honor, societies, Beta Kappa Chi, Alpha Delta Mu, and Psi Chi. The Massachusetts 7th is the most diverse and most unequal district in the state, requiring a representative whose experiences are reflective of the people. In this role she has restructured the corporate board and headquarters operation, initiated the documentation of all business operations, added new revenue streams and increased membership. In 1949, The Links became a national organization when 40 members, representing 14 clubs, convened the first national assembly in Philadelphia. As a state legislator, she worked with Governor Jeb Bush to remove the Confederate flag from the State Capitol and passed a bill mandating HIV/AIDS testing for prisoners upon their release and linking them to care in the counties where they relocated. It is one of the nations oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. Dr. Glover was initiated into the Alpha Psi Chapter at Tennessee State University in November 1971. Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has addressed issues concerning Africa and the diaspora. Business Person of the Year, National Black MBA, Cleveland Chapter Deputy Sergeant at Arms, United States House of Representatives. YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award Her sister, Sadie Brogdon Blackwell, is also a member of The Links. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. Dr. Newell-Harris has served as a medical consultant in various healthcare settings inclusive of ambulatory teaching clinics, private practice and physician foundation clinical practice. Smith was also recognized in 2017 as an Outstanding Georgia Citizen by the Office of the Secretary of State and is the recipient of a U.S. Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition. 25 Influential Black Women in Business,The Network Journal She also is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and she is among that elite cadre of women to serve on corporate boards of publicly-traded companies. . Beatty received her Bachelor of Arts from Central State University, her Master of Science from Wright State University, and completed all requirements but her dissertation for a doctorate at the University of Cincinnati. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has received 69 honorary degrees. For six years, she chaired the UNCF Telethon in Waco; for two years, she was telethon chair in Washington, and was UNCF Volunteer of the Year in 1978. She also enjoys playing her organ and working with her block club. Soon after graduating from Howard University, Frazier married. Since education and social reforms have always been an abiding passion, she is committed to serving and advocating for civil and human rights issues, voting rights, womens rights, economic empowerment, and criminal justice reform. She'll coordinate the different Cabinet . Hiring Black . Over our 75 year history, 17 trailblazing women have served at the helm of The Links, Incorporated. Dr. Samuel E. Kelly, former Vice-President at the University, said of her, As an early founder of the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program at the University of Washington, Marion contributed innumerable hours toward the development of a scholarship fund which ultimately produced over $500,000 during the time in which she served on the Board. The Florida lawmaker was considered the Conscience of the Senate based on her drive to improve life for low-income families and individuals. International Grand Basileus, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Rasheeda S. Liberty was elected the 25th International Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., during the 58th Biennial Boule on July 31, 2020. In 1990, President Frazier and National Program Coordinator Anne Pruitt journeyed to Zambia at the invitation of President Kenneth Kaunda to confer with groups of women in these countries about program efforts with which Links might cooperate. In 2015, she earned the EMILYs List Rising Star Award and was named one of Boston Magazines 50 Most Powerful People. Purnell brought to the presidency of The Links the experiences she gained as president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The two women launched Christines idea for a Service Center at Bethel A.M.E. Church. She served on the Historic & Cultural Landmarks Commission, AIDS Outreach committee, Evans Avenue Business Association, Good Samaritans, and Riverside Neighborhood Advisory Council. A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Smith was named 2020 Georgia Outstanding Individual by Georgia General Assembly and the LEAD360 business organizations Executive of the Year for 2020-21. As an elected officer of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the House of Representatives and is responsible for maintaining order in the House side of the United States Capitol complex. Convened the first listening-only hearing in the Boston City Councils history, where 300 families impacted by gun violence and trauma shared their stories with city officials, Partnered with the National Black Womens Justice Institute, to develop evidence-based research to reform school disciplinary policies that contribute to the school to prison pipeline for black and Latinx girls, and. On July 29, 2022, Kornisha McGill Brown was re-elected for a second term as the 27th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated at the 45th National Convention in Orlando, Fl. In a March 1991, a feature article in theLouisiana Woman, the writer (Judy Pennington) noted that the Center was in essence a microcosm of Purnells lifelong work, manifested in a small community that helps the larger (community) make sense of itself.. Purnell died at the age of 97 on Monday, October 21. Maloney would identify students with college potential, but without obvious financial support, help them make application and then she would arrange for scholarship aid. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. A member of the Lynchburg (VA) Chapter from its beginnings, she worked untiringly with the chapter in its outstandingly creative and effective programsparticularly the programs for young people. She returned to South Africa as the national president to solidify the construction of the schools and sponsored the South African Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Campbell is a career law enforcement professional with more than 25 years of experience with the United States Secret Service (USSS). A special place in her life and affections was reserved for The Links, Incorporated. Stratton has one daughter, Meryle Anne (Billie) Manigault, M.D., who practices in Germany. In her service as the national membership chair, chapter establishment chair, she co-authored The Links signature program, Links to Success: Children Achieving Excellence. As area director, Barbara went with a delegation to South Africa to break ground for the Links/IFESH Schools built by The Links, Incorporated. On May 13, 1933, she married Frederick C. Hawkins. After her husbands graduation in Civil Engineering, their search for a hometown which would offer opportunities for African Americans brought the young family to Seattle, Washington. She has been a member of the chapters International Trends and Services committee, and the Services To Youth committee. In addition to her official duties, she participated regularly in White House briefings and conferences and served on Congressional and Cabinet-level task forces. She was married to Dr. Horace C. Scott and was the mother of one daughter, Marjorie Ann Scott Upshur, who pre-deceased her. She died in 1973. Seeds of national programs were carefully nurtured during her tenure, and because of the rapid increase in the number of chapters, certain areas were reorganized. She was a member of Jack and Jill, the Mothers Study Club, Matinee Ensemble, and the Bryn Mawr School and Home Group. She was appointed national vice president in 1995. Myrtle C. Manigault Stratton was a native of Philadelphia although at the time of the organization she was living across the river in Camden, New Jersey, and she continued her residence in that locality. Although she was the third Link to serve as national president, in a true sense Maloney was a first. As the groups co-founders, Sarah Strickland Scott and Margaret Rosell Hawkins were uniquely able to guide its early efforts. In 1997, President Bill Clinton honored the program, which today serves more than 8,000 students each year, with the Teaching Example for the Nation Award at the Summit for Americas Future. During this period of service, she established the relationship between The Links and Africare, which resulted in the furnishing of The Links room at the Africare House in Washington, D.C, and in the digging of numerous water wells all over the African continent. She also served as The Links first national public relations officer and was chairperson of the Eastern Area Conference help in Philadelphia in 1964. The present status of life in our inner cities, with its high unemployment and less than ideal opportunities, demands that we bring together our best minds and talents to resolve these problems with new strategies and tactics. After graduating in 1931, she was appointed to teach art in the Camden, New Jersey schools. Annually, Salute Selma, Inc. hosts three major events that commemorates Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As a Rosenwald fellow at New York University, Link Beamon pursued her life-long interest in developing positive educational programs for inner-city children. At this meeting, she was elected the first national president and continued in that office until 1953. W.E.B. During a two-year residence in Germany she traveled and studied in England, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, and France. The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of color in 288 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. She serves as Chief Deputy Whip for the Democratic Caucus, past Chairperson of the Texas Congressional Democratic Delegation for the 113th Congress, and past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board. She also launched Operation Free Palms, a project focusing on rejuvenating Orlandos most crime-ridden housing complex, the Palms Apartments. Moreover, she coordinated the changes involved in continuing the shift from voluntary leadership to the current partnership of voluntary elected leaders supported by an expanded professional staff funded by the organization. She has also served as chairman of the Bethel A.M.E. Building Fund, and as the church organist, and works in the church credit union. Gopalan, a breast cancer scientist and pioneer in her own right, received her doctorate the same year Vice President Harris was born. She is a registered pharmacist and consultant pharmacist in Florida and in D.C. After graduation from Howard she was employed in Washington for a few years, first as a pharmacist in the largest drug store chain in the East, and later as the chief pharmacist with the National Association of Retired Teachers and the American Association of Retired Persons Drug Service. A woman who was known for making hospitality a hobby, Wall was cited by Ebony magazine in 1950 as a hostess of the year. It was she who opened her home for the first meeting of the group members who were invited to form the new club on November 9, 1946. To assist the national president, the Executive Council, and the National Assembly, she also organized the National Advisory Council, composed of all past officers and the organizing members of the Philadelphia (PA) Chapter who cared to participate. In 1976, the Arlington (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated accepted her into membership, which served as a fulfillment to her heartfelt commitment to empowering individuals who may otherwise be denied. Rep. Demings began her career in Jacksonville as a social worker, working to protect foster children. Du Bois, 1918. 1949 is also the starting year of the first National President Sarah Strickland Scott. The Links, Incorporated, organization of African American women founded in 1946 that is devoted to strengthening African American communities through fund-raising, education, advocacy, and volunteering. Dr. Cole rose to national prominence as the first African American woman President of Spelman College and, later, as President of Bennett College, making her the only person to serve as president of both historically Black colleges for women in the United States. Besides serving as a Subcommittee Vice-Chair, Congresswoman Demings leadership positions include serving as Assistant and Regional Whip for the House Democratic Caucus, Co-Chair of Candidate Recruitment for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. While living in the Eastern Area, she joined the Arlington (VA) Chapter. One aspect of her company focuses on teaching the tools that will result in effective communication, savvy navigation and appropriate advocacy. She also is a recipient of the UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead award. Sarah Strickland Scott 2. As CEO of AARP, Jo Ann Jenkins leads the worlds largest non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization, harnessing the power and passion of almost 2,300 staff members, 60,000 volunteers and numerous strategic partners. During that time, she also served as a member of the 1994 AT&T Malcolm Baldrige Award winning team in the area of human resources. Dr. Glover is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Beamon herself served as the second president of the Womens Auxiliary of the National Dental Association. From 1990 to 1994, Dr. Glover served as the Chairperson of the Department of Accounting and as an Assistant Professor at the Howard University School of Business. Among her many civic activities, Purnell is a life member of the National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP. Opal Lee was born October 7, 1926 in Marshall, Texas. However, in the annals of The Links, Incorporated this president shines as the one who led the group in the purchasing, renovation, furnishing and equipping of the national headquarters at 1200 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Humanitarian Award, The Diversity Center Ms. Opal stood alongside the president during this historic occasion and received the pen in which he used to sign off on the law. A community-mobilization movement, National CARES is the only organization dedicated to providing mentoring, healing and wellness services on a national scale for Black children. Margaret Hawkins died on October 4, 1963. Susan L. Taylor, best-selling author of four books, and editor of eight others, is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, who grew up in Harlem working in her fathers clothing store. CEO, EVP Beauty & Personal Care, Unilever North America. 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