National Council of Negro Women Inc.
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The National council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, a child of slave parents, distinguished educator and government consultant.  With a mission to lead, develop and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities.  NCNW  addresses issues of human welfare and rights through public education, education, community service and advocacy.

NCNW-Denver Section's Executive Board
Gloria Parsons-Gray - President
Janice Gipson-Jennings - 1st Vice President
Linda Alston - 2nd Vice President
Makisha Booth - 3rd Vice President
Jill Pittman - Recording Secretary
Virginia Payne - Assistant Recording Secretary
Elizabeth Lee - Treasurer
Joyce Cheatham - Financial Secretary
Elma Joyce Hairston - Corresponding Secretary
Antoinette Oliver - Chaplin
Claudette Sweet - Historian
Willie Helen McCallum - Parliamentarian
  Dr. Dorothy I. Height & Dr. McLeod Bethune