The Oak­land – Bay Area Chap­ter is com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing pro­grams that increase the par­tic­i­pa­tion of African Amer­i­can women in eco­nomic, civic, entre­pre­neur­ial, and human ser­vice are­nas of their respec­tive com­mu­ni­ties through edu­ca­tion, schol­ar­ship, and collaboration.

Vision

The National Coali­tion of 100 Black Women, Inc., Oak­land – Bay Area Chapter’s (NCBW-OBAC) vision is to be the orga­ni­za­tion of choice for today’s African Amer­i­can Woman, who under­stands the needs of her com­mu­nity, and has the req­ui­site skills to develop solutions.

Objec­tives

• To pro­vide effec­tive net­works for African Amer­i­can women leaders.
• To enable African Amer­i­can women to be a vis­i­ble force in eco­nomic, social, and polit­i­cal arenas.
• To assist the next gen­er­a­tion of African Amer­i­can women, through role mod­el­ing and men­tor­ing, to reach career oppor­tu­ni­ties unexplored.
• To develop and posi­tion African Amer­i­can women in lead­er­ship roles within the community.
• To rec­og­nize the his­toric achieve­ments of African Amer­i­can women and teens.

Orga­ni­za­tion Background

The Coali­tion of 100 Black Women was founded in 1971 by a group of ded­i­cated African Amer­i­can women in New York City. In 1981, the group cre­ated a national orga­ni­za­tion and renamed it the National Coali­tion of 100 Black Women (NCBW). Today, NCBW con­sists of more than 7,000 mem­bers rep­re­sent­ing 63 chap­ters in 24 states and the Dis­trict of Colum­bia. The Oak­land – Bay Area Chap­ter Char­tered in 1995 is one of sixty-three chap­ters within the National Coali­tion of 100 Black Women, Inc., network.