NAAM’s Freedom Day celebrates history, culture, equity, and freedom while highlighting the importance of sharing these ideals with ALL members of our community. Freedom Day is a FREE admission day at NAAM offered once a month that provides a variety of community activities, museum activations, and programs for individuals and families of all ages to enjoy at no cost. NAAM uses Freedom Day to spotlight significant and sometimes lesser known moments throughout history that have worked to advance freedom for all.
Join NAAM for Freedom Day on December 5
This Freedom Day will feature an engaging conversation with local Realtor, Phoenix Rockwell-Davidson and "Lender Maestro" Aj Sorbello, as they discuss Washington’s Covenant Loan Program and how those looking to buy a home in the new year can secure a Covenant Home Loan.
The Impact of Dr.Mary McLeod Bethune | December 5, 1935
Mary Mcleod Bethune had a lifelong mission to form a coalition of Black women’s organizations. Bethune strongly believed that if Black women presented a united front, then Black women could become a powerful force for promoting political and social change.
On December 5, 1935, in New York City, Bethune addressed a room full of women about this notion. The women present at this meeting were representatives of 29 diverse Black women’s organizations and agreed to establish the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The four major objectives, as defined in the organization’s constitution were:
To unite member organization into a National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
To educate and encourage Black women to participate in civic, political, and economic activities in the same manner as all other Americans participate.
To serve as a clearing house for the dissemination of information concerning activities of organized Black women.
To initiate and promote, subject to the approval of member organizations, projects for the benefit of the Black people.
