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Detroit
Mrs. Bernice P rker (. ated)! upervl or, (standing I tt to right) Ch rd y
Ware, G brielle L e, Rachal P Imor , Katrina Jone , Allaha W tklns,
Barbara Ann Bradley, Venlcla Chi holm and Chrl tina Butter. (Photo by
J ryt Sarg n ar) -
While crocheting shawls, bak­
ing confections and sipping tea,
the cluster of women huddled
within their homes to dis
the problems facing former
laves.
The idea began to take root
with several clubs cropping up
throughout the community and
M • Ruby R v .Strong, neighboring states forming an
coordinator alliance of concerned Black
women, The National Associa­
degradations of the white-slave- tion of Colored Women's Club,
master-mentality with which Inc., who's motto is: 'Lifting as
they'd been "branded" by society. you Climb'.
T P"'�"".LL.I.L;.&.L
of the NACWC, Mr . M ry
Churchill, serv a four-ye r
term from 1896 to 1900. Others
included Mrs. Booker T. W h­
ington, th fifth president, from
1912 to 1916 and educa­
tor/emancipator Mrs. Mary
McCloud B thune, th eighth
president, from 1924-1928.
The NACWC a geographi-
The nonprofit organiz tion is
funded in part by gran , gifts
and membership contributions.
Conventions are h ld annu­
ally on the state, regional and
national levels where proposed
funds are allocated to support
education for youth, well-dig­
ging in Africa, deprived children
in th U.S. and Boys an Girls
Clubs within the organization.
The Girls Club was form din
1930 by 9th presid nt S lly W.
Detroit verview
program for adole
In January, Detroit Ri r- '
view Hospital (I)RH), in con­
junction with the Network of
Teen Health Clinicians of De­
troit, sponsored the first phase of
a program called "Double
Stitch", a prevention project.
aimed at girls between 9-13
years of age and their mothers.
The second ph of th pro-
gram, "Double Stitch II: Bring­
ing Boys to Men", is aimed at
young men bet w n 9-13 years
of age.
Double Stitch Phase IT will be
held on Saturday, May 14, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Metropoli­
tan United Methodi t Church
(800 Woodward Ave.). There is a
$5 registration fee per family.
All young men must be accompa­
nied by a parent or guardian.
Double Stitch is a prevention
project designed to strengthen
the relationship between par­
ents/guardians and their chil-
o dren during early adol cenee.
THE GOAL 0 THE pro,
gram is to take adv ntage of the
po
or
tmale
ce
.".
Pictured (from left) are Janice Burnett, AN, Nurse Clinician, DAH Teen Health Center;
Clementine Barfield, founder of SOSAD (Save Our Son And Daughters) - keynote peaker
at Double Stitch I; and Debqrah Scott, Assistant Administrator of Riverview Medical Offices­
Glendale (211 Glendale, Highland Park) where the Teen Health Center is located.
Women
brea t c
eededfor
cer study
dis-
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tewart, who wan to cul-
tivate th young Bla f male.
The Boys Club came into . t­
ence in 1985 when John
Johnson, of Johnson and
Johnson Publi bing Co., vo ed
to donate $10,000 in an effort to
educate young Black: mal , in
addition to th 10,000 h do­
n t nnu lly to th girl club
in honor of his mother who was
a lif long memb r of he
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Blac community nd t eli
tion and guida of its youth, as
it looks forward to anoth r 100
years of u
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