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  2. New Century Guild - Wikipedia

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    The New Century Guild, now the New Century Trust, is an historic women's support organization which is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations devoted to meeting the needs of women in the labor force. From its founding, the organization's goal has been to address the ...

  3. The Links - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Washington, D.C. Membership (2022) 16,000. Website. Official website. The Links is an American invitation-only social and service organization of prominent Black women in the United States. Founded in 1946, it is the largest nationwide organization of Black women in the USA. Members include multiple prominent women, including ...

  4. National Council of Negro Women - Wikipedia

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    The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. ( NCNW) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities. Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of NCNW, wanted to encourage the participation of Negro women in civic, political ...

  5. Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, on the 40th anniversary of the murders, a multi-ethnic group of citizens in Philadelphia, Mississippi, issued a call for justice. More than 1,500 people, including civil rights leaders and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, joined them to support having the case re-opened.

  6. Young Lords - Wikipedia

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    The Young Lords, also known as the Young Lords Organization ( YLO) or Young Lords Party ( YLP ), was a Chicago -based street gang that became a civil and human rights organization. [2] [3] The group aimed to fight for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latinos, and colonized ("Third World") people. [4]

  7. Women's Way - Wikipedia

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    Women's Way is a grantmaking, advocacy, and education 501 (c) (3) status nonprofit that deals with current issues facing women and girls in the greater Philadelphia region. [1] Several women-focused nonprofits formed the organization in the late-1970s in response to financial struggles. The causes they served at the time were controversial and ...

  8. MOVE (Philadelphia organization) - Wikipedia

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    African Americans. MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). The name, styled in all capital letters, is not an acronym.

  9. Family of Black teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks ... - AOL

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    May 20, 2024 at 3:53 PM. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania — a Black 16-year-old sent to the electric chair in 1931 and ...