The DuSable Presents, My Sister’s Keeper!
My Sister’s Keeper: The significance and legacy of Historical Black Women’s Organizations…
For generations, black women’s organizations have significantly impacted the African American community as well as civil society itself. In honor of the continued contributions of the oldest and most distinguished Black women’s groups, representatives from these prestigious organizations will share their history and offer insight on the responsibility of maintaining the mission of their founders as well as the daily task of promoting and demonstrating sisterhood.
MY SISTER’S KEEPER – PANELISTS
- ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA – Melody McDowell, Chief Information Officer
- DELTA SIGMA THETA – Dr. JoAnn Thomas-Woods, First Vice President of Chicago Alumnae Chapter
- ZETA PHI BETA – Connie V. Pugh, IL State Representative At-Large
- SIGMA GAMMA RHO – Pamela Kadirifu, Regional Director of Central Region
- THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR – Dr. Tasha Smith, W.M. of Tabitha Chapter #1
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMEN – Cassandra Guice, National Parliamentarian
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN – Malaun Rice, President of the Chicago Central Section
- THE LINKS, INC. – Dr. Frances Moore-Bond, Co-chair of Program Committee
- TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION – Drema Woldman, National First Vice President
- Moderator: Amanda Long, Community Counseling M.A. Student, Loyola University