A Little Background
NCBW is an outgrowth of dedicated African American women in New York City. These women persistently worked to address the problems that affected their families, their communities, and themselves, and they aggressively began to reach out to other Black women and to mobilize their emerging strength into a visible and influential force. In 1971, an organization developed from these efforts that was called the Coalition of 100 Black Women.
In 1981, it had approximately 900 members throughout New York's metropolitan area, far in excess of the symbolic "100" in its title. Its effective role-model projects and its association with grass-roots community activity won notice in both local and national news media. As NCBW gained recognition, Black women from other parts of the country sought to duplicate its programs in their own geographic areas. Under the leadership of its president, Jewell Jackson McCabe, the decision was made in October 1981 to create a national organization, to expand beyond the boundaries of New York City, and, accordingly, to include the term "National" in the original title.
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