mhickman@ncbwsf.org

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In the winter of 1970 in New York City, 24 Black women, led by visionary Edna Beach, began meeting in their homes to assess the problems and opportunities left behind in the wake of the turbulent 1960s. For the rest of the 1970’s, they slowly, but persistently worked to master root causes of issues that affected their families, their communities and themselves.