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NCNW Black History
What is the purpose of NCNW?
Who founded NCNW?
NCNW Black History
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Who founded NCNW?
Harriet Tubman
Shavon Arlene Bradley
Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
Dorothy Height
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What is the purpose of NCNW?
To advocate for African American women and their families.
To advocate for women.
To advocate for African Americans.
To advocate for everyone.
3
What President was Dr. Bethune close with, and confided in about racial injustice/inequalities?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
President John F. Kennedy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Abraham Lincoln
4
Who is the national president of NCNW?
Kamala Harris
Michelle Obama
Shavon Arline Bradley
Eleanor Roosevelt
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NCNW is an at will, community service-based organization.
True
False
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Who was Dorothy Height, and what did she do?
4th NCNW president and supported the voter registration act.
No one
Current NCNW president.
Previous NCNW president, and worked with Susan B. Anthony.
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When is NCNW's founding year?
1937
1934
1935
1925
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Why is NCNW an important African American organization?
it's the 1st African American coalition organization.
It's founder is a well known poet.
It's the 1st national coalition of African American women organizations.
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BONUS: What is the name of the school we volunteer with weekly?
Lowndes Middle
Delta Innovative
Dewar Elementary
Davis Alternative School
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How long did Dorothy Height serve as NCNW president?
25 years
40 years
15 years
10 years
11
Kamala Harris is a national member of NCNW.
False
True
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What are the "Core Four" of NCNW?
STEAM, Financial Literacy and Health Equity
Entrepreneurship, health equity, and social justice.
STEAM, Financial Literacy, social justice, and Health Equity
Financial Literacy, and health equity
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What were some of the early challenges NCNW faced, and how were they overcome?
Gender and Racial Discrimination
Lack of Political Representation
Financial Instability
All of the above
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What does NCNW stand for?
The National Council of Negro Women
The National Council of Non-Women
Nurturing Communities, Nurturing Women
The Negro Council of National Women
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Where is NCNW's national headquarters located?
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Miami
New York City
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Which NCNW program focuses on financial literacy and economic empowerment for women?
The Good Health WINs Initiative
Hands on Banking
JumpStart
Junior Achievement
17
NCNW was involved in the March on Washington
True
False
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NCNW was a major advocate for which landmark civil rights legislation?
Jim Crow Laws
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act
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When was NCNW charted at Valdosta State University?
April 18th, 2013
May 27th, 2009
October 16, 2002
December 5, 2013
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NCNW was instrumental in advocating for the creation of which national holiday?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Juneteenth
Emancipation Day
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Who were some of the key FEMALE figures or leaders in NCNW’s early years?
Dorothy Ferebee and Shavon Arline Bradley
Julia B. White, Susan B. Anthony, and Shavon Arline Bradley
Dorothy Height and Susan B. Anthony
Dorothy Ferebee, Vivian Mason, and Dorothy Height, and Coretta Scott King
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what role did Mary Mcleod Bethune play in the film, Six Triple Eight?
Advocated for the inclusion of Black women in the Women's Army Corps
She was not involved in Six triple Eight
Advocated for the white soldiers
She was a nurse in the military
