The Stanfords were members of the A.U. 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. Beatty serves on the exclusive House Committee on Financial Services and is a member of two Subcommittees: Housing and Insurance and Oversight and Investigations. She began her higher education in an early entrance program at Fisk University, and completed her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College. YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award A particularly significant accomplishment during her presidency was the fulfillment of The Links pledge to contribute half a million dollars to the United Negro College Fund. She spoke to the assembled delegations. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. Many of her activities were youth or family-oriented. 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. This is our real challenge, said Marion Sutherland as she chose for her theme, Cherishing the Past-Cultivating the Present-Creating the Future. In recognition of her services as a consummate volunteer who had dedicated her life to giving service to mankind, The Honorable Norman B. Dr. Cole is married to James D. Staton, Jr. She is the mother of three sons and one stepson. As a corporate manager, Smith spent 18 years in leadership positions with AT&T (Southern Bell) implementing innovative business processes during her tenure. Her Aunt, Jessie Mae Schultz Finley, taught her to play the piano when she was very young and her uncle, James Samuel Schultz, a merchant mariner during World War II, sponsored her matriculation at Howard University after she finished high school. In 1905, before the NAACP was founded, Du Bois co-founded the Niagara Movement, a radical Black civil rights . Rep. Demings sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness; Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support), the House Judiciary Committee (Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security; Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law), and the House Committee on Homeland Security (Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security). Saint Pauls College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, awarded her the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Edmonds had lectured one or more times at 87 different American colleges and universities in nine institutions in Sweden, Germany and Liberia. 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. Du Bois, 1918. 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. Dr. . In June of that year, the Philadelphia Board of Education awarded her a four-year scholarship to the Womens School of Design, later known as the Moore Institute of Art. Later she attended schools in Cleveland. Dynamic, highly respected, public servant and community leader. A special place in her life and affections was reserved for The Links, Incorporated. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest . She who suggested the name Links. At their January 1947 meeting, the group accepted this name as best expressing the spirit and purpose of the new clublinking friends for service. Wall died on September 12, 1975. Congresswoman Val Demings represents Floridas 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sutherland found time during the years to maintain active involvement with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta; with the Astra Parliamentary Law Unit and the Seattle Urban League. James A. Garfield (1881- September 1881) Humanitarian Award, The Diversity Center She ushered through legislation in record time to memorialize a new Federal Bureau of Investigation building in honor of Special Agents Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove, who were killed in what is considered the bloodiest shootout in FBI history. During Purnells term, updated Orientation Manuals for chapter presidents, area directors, chapter programs, personnel, as well as the Manual of Procedures were completed. During her tenure as head of marketing, communications, creative services, and events for BET Networks, Kelli led all event-related elements of all of the biggest tentpole events in the country, including the BET Awards, Celebration of Gospel, Hip Hop Awards, BET Honors, and more. Three governors were counted among her friends and she received civic appointments from two of them. Her educational development began as a student at Tennessee State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with honors. The announcement was made at the organization's 41st National Assembly held in Indianapolis, IN. She currently serves as trustee of Kent State University, (chairing the Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee), the Cleveland Clinic, Say Yes to Education NY, NY, the Thomas White Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Foundation. In 2015, Campbell was detailed as Special Advisor to the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness where she developed comprehensive recommendations for transforming the Veteran Affairs $1 billion Uniformed Police Program. She worked, saved, and with the sacrifice and hard work of her parents became the first in her family to graduate from college. 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. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. In her professional life, she has been a teacher and/or an administrator at each level of schooling from pre-school Head Start through professional school. Cornelius Marion (C.M.) She was also elected student government president, was a competitive debater through her schools chapter of Junior State of America, was the commencement speaker for her graduating class, and was named most likely to be mayor of Chicago., Congresswoman Pressley moved to Boston, MA in 1992 to attend Boston University, however, after a couple of years of enrollment, she withdrew from the University to help support her mother. She was an active member of Jackson Street United Methodist Church and was elected corresponding secretary for the Washington Conference of the Methodist Church. As well, she has mentored 145 professionals who have taken their place on the global stage in their chosen fields of endeavor. 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. Among the boards on which Dr. Glover has served are Pinnacle Financial Partners, First Guaranty Bancshares, The Lenox Group, and Citigroup-Student Loan Corporation. In addition, Abina has executive produced with Viacom Networks the critically acclaimed documentarySheroes of Selmain which she shared the stories of her life growing up with women such as Amelia Boynton Robinson, Diane Nash, Jean Jackson, Annie Cooper, Annie Pearl Avery, Marie Foster, and many other unsung sheroes; additionally she executive producedWe RememberandLong Ride to Selma, which are docu-concerts that featured President Barack Obama, Congressman John Lewis, and other grassroots foot soldiers along with Grammy Award-winning artists Kirk Franklin, Ledisi, Bill Withers, Estelle, Bebe Winans, Dougie Fresh, and DJ D-Nice. In addition, to her music, she lists writing and contract bridge as her hobbies. In 1949, The Links became a national organization when 40 members, representing 14 clubs, convened the first national assembly in Philadelphia. Dr. Edmonds was the first Black woman to become Dean of a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in the United States. Minton was the wife of Dr. Russell F. Minton, an eminent radiologist who, for a number of years, was superintendent of Mercy Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia. Prior to this, Major General Walker was the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia Army and Air Force National Guard. Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity, the Potomac Chapter of Girl Friends, Inc. and a member of Ft. Washington Baptist Church. As an entrepreneur, Smith is also senior vice-president of The HR Group Inc., a management consulting firm she has co-owned with her husband, Stephen, for 30 years. She is, however, determined not to be the last. Julia Brogdon Purnell, charter member and past President of the Baton Rouge Chapter, served as National President of The Links, Incorporated, 1978-1982. Soon after graduating from Howard University, Frazier married. She was chair of the Public Policy, Nominations and Scholarship Committees. Edmonds served as Alternate-Delegate to the 1970 General Assembly of the United Nations. Margot James Copeland is Executive Vice President and Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at KeyBank, one of the nations largest bank-based multiline financial services companies. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D. is a 1986 alumna of Fayetteville State University (FSU), and the 17th national president of The Links, Incorporated. The Sergeant at Arms also coordinates extensively with the U.S. Capitol Police and various intelligence agencies to assess threats against Members of Congress and the Capitol complex. She also served on the board of trustees of Westchester State College. As Senator, Vice President Harris championed legislation to reform cash bail, combat hunger, provide rent relief, improve maternal health care, and address the climate crisis as a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. She received untiring help, support, and encouragement from her husband, Dr. Oscar Ellison, Jr.; and, her children, Oscar III, then a student at Harvard University; Paula Michelle, a student at Duke University at the time; and Karla, who was a student at the Madeira School. In the early days of the organization, she worked very hard with the Vigilance Committee. At the time she served as national president of The Links, Beamon was the widow of Dr. Reginald E. Beamon, a dentist who was also an activist. Purnells husband Clifton A. Purnell, long-time athletic director at Capitol Senior High School in Baton Rouge, proceeded her in death. At The Links 1949 Assembly, she was chosen as national historian. One of the intellectual forces behind the early NAACP was pioneering sociologist W.E.B. (This region included eleven states and Puerto-Rico.). At a young age, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she attended Miner Normal School and Howard University. Her community volunteer services seem rooted in her concerns for children and young peopleservice as a member of the board of Childrens Protective Services, and the Family Counseling and Childrens Services of McLennan County, Texas; Waco (Texas) Neighborhood Youth Center; Secretary of the National Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation of Los Angeles; Seattle Planned Parenthood and Friends of the Childrens Defense Fund Committee are some of her affiliations. She launched innovative programs like Operation Positive Direction, a mentoring program that empowers at-risk students through tutoring, community service, and positive incentives. As a member of her local chapter, Russell-McCloud was highly responsive to program endeavors for the benefit of the community which was being served. In so doing, she was the first African American female to hold the position. Edmonds attended the International Womens Year Conference in Mexico City in July 1975 as a representative from The Links, Incorporated. 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. 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. President Frazier spoke for all members when she pointed out that the organization was fortunate to have known co-founder Scott during the decades of its growth; to have served with her; and to have been touched by examples of the character, integrity, and steadfastness of purpose, which characterized her personal life. As a state-licensed administrator, Link Sutherland spent many hours overseeing the homes but was still busy as a housewife and mother. She attended St. Colemans Roman Catholic Church. 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. To further this understanding, she developed the Assembly workbook distributed in advance to each Assembly delegate and the complete national roster. Margaret Roselle Hawkins 3. Growing up, Vice President Harris was surrounded by a diverse community and extended family. In rapid succession she became Southern Area director and then national vice president. She holds a masters degree from New York University. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Jack and Jill, the Mainline Charity League, the Discarders, the Wayne Fellowship Guild and the Cho Club. After 20years at Jackson School, Beamon helped open Hayes School in an area where most of the students were considered culturally deprived. Under her leadership, Hayes School received many foreign visitors and ex-change teachers and was the site of a number of experimental and innovative programs. Prior to joining Unilever, Esi spent more than 15 years as a leader in the dynamic global cosmetics industry. She grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Xavier Preparatory High School there. In addition, several members of the chapter served the organization at the area and national levels. Edmonds was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia and attended public school there. Incorporated. and is a proud graduate of Howard University. Kelli and her teams have received hundreds of awards, including Emmy, Telly, Promax, BDA, NAMIC, CTAM, CTPAA and NAACP Image Awards for her work. Other community services include the Board of Trustees of the Greater Miami United Way, Council of Presidents, American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, the board of directors of The Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, executive board of the New World School of the Arts, Board of Directors of the National Coalition on Black Voter Participation, Inc., and the Orange Bowl Committee. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has authored, co-authored and edited several books and numerous articles for scholarly and general audiences. Edmonds practiced her own philosophy that mass communications were the strongest basis for organizational understanding. In addition, Beatty authored theJumpstart Housing Opportunities Utilizing Small Enterprises (HOUSE) Act, orJumpstart HOUSE Act, which would reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) for eight years and require state business development agencies to set aside the lesser of $2.5 million or 10 percent of unobligated SSBCI funds for small businesses to purchase, rehabilitate, or operate affordable housing units. She also serves as community advisor to the Board of Directors of Arlington Hospital, and as secretary of the Womens Committee of the Washington performing Arts Society. Esi Eggleston Bracey is a transformational business executive with nearly 30 years of experience in general management, brand building, and marketing leadership. The Florida lawmaker has worked tirelessly to recognize Americans who have made significant contributions to our nation. She is well known for her disruptive work on COVERGIRL partnering with unconventional beauty talent (Queen Latifah, Pink, Ellen, Janelle Monae) before their prime, breakthrough new product innovation, and unexpected pop-culture tie-ins partnerships (sports, movies, female empowerment) that fostered record brand love, equity, and sales growth. She also enjoys playing her organ and working with her block club. As a professional, for a ten-year period, she worked as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission, Broadcast Bureau, Washington, D. C., where she became chief of the Complaints Branch. Recognizing that business and community prosperity go hand in hand, Copeland leads Keys commitment to transforming and sustaining communities. 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. In her new role, Mrs. Liberty, a 26- year member of the renowned sorority, will lead the organization as it celebrates its 100th year in 2022. She is a member of Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the National Coalition of Black Development in Home Economics, and the Black Womens Agenda. She joined the Sorority in 1976, in the Epsilon Kappa Chapter at the University of . 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. After retiring from academia, Dr. Cole served as the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art for eight years. 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. Virginia enjoys traveling, reading, tennis and is learning to play golf. Pauline Ellison 7. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D, is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and a media spokesperson whose opinions on new advances in medicine and controversial medical issues have made her a valued medical expert. Under her leadership, for the last three years, the sorority has raised, annually, in excess of $1 million per day to benefit HBCUs. 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. Married to Dr. Nolan N. Atkinson, staff associate at Bryn Mawr Hospital and NAACP leader, she listed her hobby or interest as my family and my home. Atkinson is the mother of two children, Carolyn A. Thomas, vice president of a consulting firm, and Nolan, Jr., an attorney. In addition to her volunteer services, Ellison was the first Black woman to become a member of the Board of Directors of Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. Central Fidelity is ranked by U.S. Banker as seventh among the nations largest banking companies on overall performance. Stratton served as the first national corresponding secretary and as president of the Philadelphia (PA) Chapter. Under her leadership the group was incorporated; 58 chapters were established; Area divisions were reorganized; and The Links became recognized as the fastest-growing, most interesting group of Black women in the country. (Pittsburgh Courier, June 1953). She earned her B.A. 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. She was named by Congressional Quarterly as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and the U.S. 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 also able to give her personal attention to every aspect of this task centralizing functions, developing staffing and procedures for centralized systems, and furnishing and equipping the office itself. Ellisons interest in young people is both national and international. In 2019, she received the Baldridge Leadership Award, and was named by Fortune as One of the Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders. Formerly, Copeland served as Chief Diversity Officer at Key and under her leadership Key was consistently ranked as a Top 50 or Most Noteworthy Company for Diversity by DiversityInc. Vice President Harris was born in Oakland, California to parents who emigrated from India and Jamaica. Her professional career was education. By doing so, the needs of people were met. Leonard earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology from Howard University and a Master of Science Degree from North Carolina Central University. M.P. Stanford was active with the Visiting Nurses Association and the Montgomery Hospital Association. Campbell was appointed Special Agent in Charge of the Liaison Division within the Office of Government and Public Affairs in 2014 where she secured all diplomatic and official passports. The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of African descent in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. She regularly served as Chair of the Audit Committee or Financial Expert to the Board. Community Service Award, SCLC Helen Grey Edmonds 6. During her lifetime, she has received sterling awards of achievement, including, her speech, If Not You, Who? The Sergeant at Arms reviews and implements all issues relating to the safety and security of Members of Congress and the Capitol complex. She was active in Jack and Jill and served a term as national president of that organization. She attended the School of Accounts and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania, and served as an accountant, auditor, and equal employment counselor for the Internal Revenue Service, and as a bank director and corporate secretary. After Sutherland and her first husband were divorced, she married Colonel Earl Sutherland (ret.) 4,5) Thousands of Links share Gayes opinion. This effort was formally recognized by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and the Ambassador of the Netherlands. On August 11, 2020, Vice President Harris accepted President Joe Bidens invitation to become his running mate and help unite the nation. W.E.B. Beamon was recognized as the role model and inspiration for at least eight Cincinnati school principals. 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. She'll coordinate the different Cabinet . When you give you make a lasting impact on someones life an accomplishment that carries more weight than any personal purchase. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has received 69 honorary degrees. She is married to Stephen V. Leonard and they are the proud parents of two sons Victor and Alexander. 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. 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. They are the proud grandparents of eight grandchildren, six boys and two girls. 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. These Wigs Install in Seconds. A sought after public speaker and the recipient of numerous awards, she was previously named one ofEbony Magazines150 most powerful African-Americans in the United States. 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