Media Notes
Acrylic, approximately 9' x 16'
Alice Patrick assisted by Daryl Wells, D. McClelland, Domminic McIntyre

Description
Seated on benches in front are educator Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune (founder of NCNW in 1935) and current NCNW president Dr. Dorothy Height, plus several anonymous older black women, all of their faces expressing pride and strength. Standing behind them, and benefiting from their courage and perseverance, are entertainer Josephine Baker, TV personality Oprah Winfrey, jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan, and Olympic runner Florence Griffith Joyner.

Through 31 nationally affiliated organizations and over 200 local chapters, NCNW undertakes a wide variety of community-based projects aimed toward advancing the economic, social, educational, and cultural welfare of black women and other; in the United States and abroad.