With five other organizations, The Links worked with the juvenile justice project of the National Board of the YWCA. She is a member of the Selma (AL) Chapter of The Links Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and numerous other civic and social organizations. In addition, the lawmaker, whose mantra is Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, hosted one of the states largest job fairs, which connected thousands of Floridians to more than 100 local and national employers. Greene was the third president of the Philadelphia Chapter. Beamon was born in Paris, Kentucky, and grew up in that state. She has three grandchildren and is a mentor to many young women and men. Three governors were counted among her friends and she received civic appointments from two of them. As a professional historian, Edmonds never lets the group forget its obligation to its own heritage. Chartered in 1952, the Memphis (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated represents the longest standing chapter in Shelby County and the surrounding area. Soon after graduating from Howard University, Frazier married. In 2006, The Links, Incorporated partnered with the Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program at the University of California, Davis, on a comprehensive and interdisciplinary research program that addresses women's heart health issues and gender differences in heart disease utilizing basic science, translational and epidemiological approaches. 66.). She also created BETs Emmy Award-winning HIV/AIDS program Rap-It-Up and the BET Foundation, a 501(c)3 focused on health-related issues in the African American community. Those organizations include the Salvation Army, Lions, Kiwanis, Optimist Club, The Links, Incorporated and others. 4660, an Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015 affirming the authority of the Attorney General to reduce prison overcrowding by developing and implementing lawful policies relating to requests for executive clemency from deserving petitioners. A lifelong activist who has worked to ensure people across the globe, from South Africa to those who struggled in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Susan Taylor says that securing our vulnerable children is her highest calling and the big business of our nation and Black America today. Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has addressed issues concerning Africa and the diaspora. When Chief Demings took office, she launched into a relentless campaign to reduce violent crime and build new connections with the community. She launched innovative programs like Operation Positive Direction, a mentoring program that empowers at-risk students through tutoring, community service, and positive incentives. Through her boundless energy and her skillful leadership, the members rallied to pay for the building in full, and to fund an endowment to protect its future. Margot James Copeland, Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement The 10th national president of The Links, Incorporated, Marion Elizabeth Schultz Sutherland who described herself as a professional volunteer, was unanimously elected at the 1990 Assembly. She is the founder of the Diversity & Innovation Caucus, the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus, co-chair of the Congressional Lupus Caucus, and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus of Bosnia. Their client list includes Dove, WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Tory Burch, Unilever, AARP, Coca Cola, Williams-Sonoma, among others. Margaret Pauline Fletcher Weeden Maloney, always called Polly, was born and grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, the daughter of William and Eliza Fletcher. One of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio,Diversity First Please register before logging in for the first time. The decision to focus on identification and support of talented youth led to one of the most exciting and productive efforts in organizational history. She visited Iraq, Jordan, and Afghanistan to meet with servicemembers and assess the situation on the ground. Academy of Game Changers, Spelman College Through her leadership, one of the most significant movements in the organizations history was begun the targeting of these Grants-in-Aid to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). It was their intent that the club would have a threefold aim civic, educational, and cultural. She has received citations from her Alma Mater for distinguished service and from her church for outstanding church leadership. Other legislative achievements and priorities included relocating women in Florida prisons to facilities that would enable them to be closer to their children while serving out their sentences; opposing high-stakes testing; pushing for a ban of the term illegal alien in state public records; and partnering with Governor Charlie Crist to restore voting rights for ex-felons. Our VOTE. Charity; FMCG; Media Her cultural capital and influential global network have resulted in her being tapped by media companies like BET and SiriusXM to serve as a guest host, and her work can be viewed on radio, tv, and in print. Hawkins was elected second national president of The Links at the fifth Assembly in Buffalo in 1953. Purnell was born in Belton, South Carolina, one of three daughters of the Reverend and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon. As a Senior Consulting Fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, she worked on initiatives on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in art museums and higher education. The "Links" is symbolic not only as a chain of friendship but as a chain of purpose. She graduated from Kentucky College and Industrial Institute in Frankfort, and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Cincinnati. She maintained a relationship, begun as an undergraduate at Howard University, with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and served as Director of the Eastern region a subdivision that embraced chapters in nine states. President Fraziers meteor-like career in the Links began with her induction into the Greater Miami (FL) Chapter in 1970. and is a proud graduate of Howard University. Links Incorporated Rhinestone Hat. 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. She is a member of the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Review Board and the Elections Security Taskforce. In addition to participating in two fact-finding missions to Nigeria and passing two resolutions, she has been a leading voice in a daily, international Twitter campaign to #BringBackOurGirls. Each course endeavor afforded new knowledge, growth and understanding. Leonard is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and joined the organization through the Delta Alpha Chapter at FSU. As Chairwoman, Congresswoman Jackson Lee supported enhanced technology, better intelligence, increased airplane cargo inspections, increased security for railroads, and implementation of the 9/11 Commission report. Her father, The Reverend Clyde Mitchell Schultz, died when she was only eight years of age, but she was embraced and shepherded by caring relatives in Springfield, Illinois. 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. In her published work, speeches, and community service, she often speaks to issues of racial, gender, and other systems of inequality. On May 13, 1933, she married Frederick C. Hawkins. President Frazier is a lifelong resident of Miami, Florida. Even when her health failed and she was confined to a nursing home she would call officers and members to talk about Links. Her outstanding participation in civic life continued as she was elected president of the Black Womens Agenda in 1988. She was the mother of two sons, Frederick, Jr., and Bruce Rosell Hawkins. As its first major task, Edmonds asked the Advisory Council to explore and evaluate the feasibility of a national headquarters for the organization. In September 1950, three chapters of The Links, Incorporated were chartered in California (Los Angeles, Oakland Bay Area and San Francisco), connecting the national organization's chain of friendship from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Kelli is also Founder of The SonRise Project, a safe space for parents of children who struggle will mental wellness and addiction issues. Sign in to add some. President Frazier represented the organization in the NAACP Silent March on Washington. She has received grants from the General Education Board-Rockefeller Foundation; the Carnegie Fund; the Ford Foundation Fund for the Advancement of Education; Southern Fellowship Fund; the National Foundation for the Humanities; the Moten Center for Independent Studies and the Radcliffe College-Bunting Institute, among others. In 1985, she led the largest delegation attending the end of the Womens Decade in Nairobi Kenyaa group of over 140 internationally known African Americans. Sutherland sees the vista of todays environment as bringing new challenges for the volunteer committed to improving the quality of life for all humanity. She has been described as a visionary and global thought leader, a catalyst for breakthrough results, accelerating progress and contribution while fostering positive relationships. A subscription to PACER is required. Her undergraduate studies were at Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Kentucky, after which she attended an intensive study program, sponsored by the Council for Legal Educational Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and matriculated for her Jurist Doctorate degree at Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. Like many in her district, Congresswoman Pressley has endured numerous hardships throughout her life, and it is because of those experiences that she remains a dedicated activist whos devoted to creating robust and informed policies that speak to the intersectionality of her districts lived experiences. Transformational Leader Bringing Vision, Sparking Innovation & Delivering Value. A devoted student, Congresswoman Pressley was supported by her teachers, faculty, and peers and was elected class president every year from 7th grade through senior year of high school. In the same year, she also brought then-Department of House and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan to the Third Congressional District to announce a $225 million project to revitalize the Near East Side, led by nearly $30 million in federal funds. The Florida lawmaker has continued her mission to improve the quality of life for her constituency by creating jobs with dignity, improving education, stopping home foreclosures, safeguarding Medicare and Social Security, and strengtheningties with Haiti and the Caribbean. 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. At night she worked at Convair (now Lockheed Martin) to support her children. U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty issued a clarion call to action to pursue the eradication of economic, environmental, social, and racial injustices everywhere individually and collectively through Our VOICE. After the death of her husband, Purnell was joined in Baton Rouge by her sister Christine Brogdon Gilchrist, a Psychologist who retired from teaching in Detroit. She began her higher education in an early entrance program at Fisk University, and completed her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College. During the first year of the Philadelphia chapters existence, Scott served as vice president and continued to hold this office through 1949 when the nationalization meeting was held. In her state, Virginia, she served on the Central Planning District Commission and the Virginia Cultural Laureate Center. in Washington and establishment of The Links Foundation, Incorporated. Coalition of 100 Black Women, Community Service Award He is the thirty-eighth person to hold this post since the House of Representatives first met in New York City in 1789. Her client base includes Fortune 500 and l00 companies, government, labor unions, military, colleges and universities, school districts and religious organizations. 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. Later it was she who arranged and presided over the first Assemblies and meetings of the Executive Council. Many young people were guided toward successes in college and in professions, which they might not have tried without her encouragement. During her term as national president, the chapter establishment program was structured and national Grants-in-Aid became an integral part of The Links operation. She also served as a member of the National Personnel Committee for eight years and assisted in the organization, staffing, and implementation of personnel policies and procedures for the national headquarters. The lawsuit states, "The Defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money of this event, yet they chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put the festival attendees at risk." The initiative helps to ensure the girls are not forgotten by maintaining media attention and pressure on U.S. and Nigerian officials to honor their pledge to do all they can to rescue them. She is a founder, member, and co-chair of the Congressional Childrens Caucus and authored and introduced H.R. Congresswoman Johnson is the proud mother of her son, Kirk, and of her three grandsons, Kirk Jr., David, and James. Kornisha McGill Brown is a native of Thomaston, GA and currently resides with her family in Columbus, GA. She is a graduate of Spelman College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She is a graduate of Florida A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics in 1964; Iowa State University, Earning a Masters of Science in Clothing and Textiles in 1968; and University of Maryland-College Park, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Home Economics Education and Administration in 1974. As the daughter of a civil rights activist and from a family immersed in the Movement, she determined early that education and equal justice were important for all people of color. Last Updated April 1, 2019 at 10:34 AM EDT (3.5 years ago) She was a writer, gourmet cook, and gardener. From 1949 to 1950, she served as Basileus of the Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and was for many years a trustee of her church, the A.M. E. Union Church. Friends transforming communities through service. It is believed the reason for this feel good surge is tied to peoples natural desire for meaning and significance. Welcome to the new and improved reporting system for The Links, Incorporated. She supports three Christian Childrens Fund children. Services to Youth Services to Youth The Links, Incorporated's Services to Youth facet is an integrated approach to preparing young people to succeed in READ MORE The Arts The Arts Vice President Harris and her sister, Maya Harris, were primarily raised and inspired by their mother, Shyamala Gopalan. Reflecting back, however, she recalled that although she was involved in entrepreneurial activities, her real love was rendering service to those around her. In the early days of the organization, she worked very hard with the Vigilance Committee. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, she fought for better protections for DREAMers and called for better oversight of substandard conditions at immigrant detention facilities. Dr. Cole has served on the corporate boards of Home Depot, Merck, and Nations Bank South. She earned her B.A. The Alphabettes, Quetts and Archousai, many of whom were also members of The Links, toured the building with their families. She is the co-Founder of Salute Selma, Inc., a non-profit organization designed to take the lessons learned through the lenses of the Civil Rights Movement and apply these solutions to everyday business practices. The two women envisioned an organization that would respond to the needs and aspirations of Black women in ways that existing clubs did not. She has been recognized withBlackDctor.orgTop Blacks in Healthcare award (2019); Diversity & Flexibility Alliance Luminary Award (2019); WNET New York Public Media 2018 Woman of Vision Award;Washington Business JournalsWomen Who Mean Business award (2018);Black Enterprise MagazineMost Powerful Women in Business (2017); Actors Fund Medal of Honor (2017); International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2017 Presidential Award;Foreign PolicyGlobal Thinker (2017); Power 100 Washingtons Most Influential People,Washington Life Magazine(2015-2017); Non-Profit Influencer of the Year (2015); Non-Profit TimesPower and Influence Top 50 (2013-2019); Peace Corps Directors Award (2014) and Malcolm Baldrige Fellow (2013). For three decades she attended Assemblies and Area Conferences regularly and gave valuable advice and encouragement when officers and leaders faced difficult problems. Rep. Demings got her first job at age 14. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee earned a B.A. During this same period, Ellison was also pursuing her community interest in young people by founding the Northern Virginia Chapter of Jack and Jill and serving on the board of directors of Burgundy Farm Country Day School and the United Way. This talented, creative woman not only served as the first president of the founding chapter, but she designed the Links bracelet. the links, incorporated lawsuitdiameter and circumference of a soda can in cm. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. The HeartLinks signature program encourages Links members and the communities we serve to take an aggressive stance against heart disease, the number one killer of African American women. Esteemed Alumni, The Ohio State University/100 Years of African American Achievement President Frazier has also served as a Preceptor at the College of Pharmacy of the University of Florida, and as a Clinical Field Instructor at the Florida A. and M. University College of Pharmacy in Tallahassee, Florida. As well, she has mentored 145 professionals who have taken their place on the global stage in their chosen fields of endeavor. Among her traits are creativity, faith, intelligence, concern, determination, thoughtfulness, self-confidence self-direction, generosity, patience, vibrancy and style. In The Links Souvenir Journal celebrating the 25th anniversary of the organization, editor Will Florence Robbins Hudgins had saluted Maloney for her excellent leadership, which had brought the group to the climax of its first decade. Under her wise and dynamic leadership, Educating for Democracy was adopted as the theme for the national program and the pledge to search for talented and/or gifted youth was implemented as an extension of the organizations Services for Youth project. degree with a major in history from Morgan State College in Baltimore, and M.A. She had one son, Clifton, Jr., and two grandchildren. Hudgins further recalled that during her administration Maloney had widened the scope of the organizations concerns to include the international scene by directing attention to the problems of the emerging African nations. Mrs. Liberty joined the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in 1994 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enthusiastic, gracious, charming are a few of the adjectives used to describe this effective leader who did so much to expand the program horizons of The Links. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati of School of Medicine and her bachelor of science in biology from Tufts University. During her years as editor of The Pacific Leader, she and her husband sponsored a group of high school girls, The Leaderettes, who were active in promoting good citizenship and wholesome entertainment for their peers. In May 2015, Congresswoman Wilson was appointed to the advisory council of President Barack Obamas My Brothers Keeper Alliance, a public acknowledgement of the life-changing results for boys and young men of color that she has achieved through the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. Add to Favorites More like this Ladies Women Jack and Jill - Delta Sigma Theta - Links inspired Glitter Bling Writing Pen . She was the bridge that carried The Links from youth to maturity. On August 23, 2020, Kornisha McGill Brown was elected as the 27th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated at the 44th National Convention. After the untimely death of Gilchrist in 1990, the Center was renamed The Scott-Gilchrist Quality of Life Center and Purnell became the Director. Mrs. Liberty is lauded by her sorority for her stewardship of the organizations mission of enhancing the quality of life for women and their families in the U.S. and globally. In her profession as well as in her avocational activities, Scott projected a deep and abiding concern for the well being of young people who needed some direction in their life choices. She earned undergraduate degrees in Psychology and African American Studies, and a masters degree in Educational Psychology from Temple University; a post-masters certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Josephs University; and she holds multiple licenses, including one as a behavior specialist. She was named by Congressional Quarterly as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and the U.S. Link Scott did graduate study in the field of guidance and received her masters degree from Columbia University. She holds a masters degree from New York University. Rep. Demings shared a two-room home in Jacksonville, Florida with her six older siblings. Links, Inc. - The Greater Rappahannock (VA) Chapter. She was also responsible for the administration of all Georgia GED testing and supported local literacy action groups throughout Georgia. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has authored, co-authored and edited several books and numerous articles for scholarly and general audiences. Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson proudly represents Floridas 24th Congressional District. Sarah Strickland Scott, co-founder and first national president of The Links, Incorporated, was born in Philadelphia. After her term as national president, Scott served for a time as national director of the Service for Youth program facet. The membership consists of more than 17,000 professional women of color in 299 chapters located in. About Business Point; Blog; Contact; Home; Home; Home; Our Services. Edmonds had lectured one or more times at 87 different American colleges and universities in nine institutions in Sweden, Germany and Liberia. Educationally, President Harris holds a Masters of Public Administration degree, Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Government Financial Manager. She is a prolific motivational speaker in the areas of leadership and change management. She has provided subject matter expertise as an appointee to numerous national commissions, committees, boards, think tanks, and advisory councils for notable organizations, including NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Incorporated. Marion Minton died in 1979. She has a highly successful scholarship initiative at her Alma Mater, Kentucky State University for African American Women scholars in STEM related careers. Congresswoman Wilson also is founder and chair of the Congressional Black Caucuss My Brothers Keeper Task Force. She was one of fifty influential leaders attending the legislative briefing co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus and the Democratic National Committee Black Caucus/Bethune-DuBois Fund, and was a guest at a reception in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 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. The organization is concerned primarily with enriching sustaining and ensuring the identities, culture and economic survival of African-Americans and persons of African descent. Edmonds practiced her own philosophy that mass communications were the strongest basis for organizational understanding. As a state-licensed administrator, Link Sutherland spent many hours overseeing the homes but was still busy as a housewife and mother. Campbell collaborated with the USSS and the Netherlands Forensic Institute and brokered an international agreement to enhance forensic investigative capabilities. Her husband, Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr., is now the 127th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Presiding Bishop of the 14th Episcopal District of the AME Church, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo / Benin. 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