African Americans on Supreme Court and lower court nominees Early childhood literacy programs to close the achievement gap A new initiative and publication entitled African American Women As We Age, which is intended to educate women on health and finances A national obesity abatement initiative A partnership with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop Community Learning Centers targeting traditionally underserved students Technical assistance to eight Youth Opportunity Centers in Washington, DC Some of NCNW's recent international activities include: Maintaining consultative status at the United Nations to represent the voice of African-American women Partnering with national women's organizations in Benin to deliver technology, literacy, microcredit and economic empowerment programs Linking youth in Uganda, north Africa and the U.S. in a three-nation educational exchange. Developing a small business incubator in Senegal Partnering in the implementation of a large microcredit program in Eritrea extending small business loans and training to more than 500 women. Serving as an umbrella organization for 39 national and local advocacy groups for women of African descent both in the U.S. and abroad, the National Council of Negro Women coordinates its activities with partners in 34 states. The Council also runs four research and policy centers in its efforts to develop best practices in addressing the health, educational, and economic needs of African-American women. In 2007, NCNW's administrative costs were an estimated $4 million of the organization's group's $6 million budget for programs. National Black Family Reunion NCNW organizes the National Black Family Reunion, a two-day cultural event celebrating the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African-American fathers. National chairs of NCNW Mary McLeod Bethune (1935–1949) Dorothy Boulding Ferebee (1949–1953) Vivian Carter Mason (1953–1957) Dorothy Height (1957–1997) Barbara L. Shaw (2010–2012) Ingrid Saunders Jones (2012–2018) Johnnetta B. Cole (2018–2022) Dr. Thelma T. Daley (2022–present) Executive directors of NCNW Alfreda Davis Avis Jones-DeWeever (2010–2012) Janice L. Mathis (2016–present) Uncommon Height Awards As of 2016: 2016: Tom Joyner 2016: Cicely Tyson 2014: John Lewis 2014: Valerie Montgomery Rice 2011: Ingrid Saunders Jones 2011: Steve Perry 2011: Earl W. Stafford 2011: Vanessa Williams 2009: Oprah Winfrey 2008: Sidney Poitier 2007: Dorothy I. Height 2006: Johnnetta B. Cole 2006: Ann M. Fudge 2006: Cathy Hughes 2005: Nancy Wilson 2004: Quincy Jones 2003: Bill and Camille Cosby 2002: Maya Angelou 2000: Vernon Jordan 1999: Marian Wright Edelman 1998: Dorothy I. Height See also Africana womanism List of women's organizations References Tuuri,