Through their advocating efforts for women, families, literacy, domestic peace, and tranquility, the National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc. celebrated their Annual Founder’s Day Ceremony this past Saturday.
The Birmingham Chapter of the NHBW celebrated this momentous day by honoring their Birmingham chapter president, Mrs. Karimah Fowlkes, and community leaders, Nonhlanhla Jones and Maria Dominique Villanueva.
Jones and Villanueva have both contributed to the farming awareness aspects within our communities, with a focus in food production, along with educating many by way of classrooms and agricultural fields.
Mrs. Fowlkes told us, “As a group we work collectively. We’re a strong organization that’s getting stronger, and we’d like community support as we’d also like our communities to know who we are, and today we’re celebrating ourselves, what we’ve accomplished in the last eleven years and what we’ll accomplish in the coming years as well.”
NHBW was started in 1974 by Dr. Arnita Y. Boswell, which inspired the establishment of the Birmingham Chapter in October of 2014.
Birmingham NHBW Chapter founder Mrs. Yvette Chatman told us, “Today we come to tell our stories and to explain many of the programs we offer to residents of our communities such as domestic violence, teen summit initiatives, Kwanza programs, summer camps and more that can be a help and informative blessings to local residents.”
The day held an air of pride, dignity, and compassion within the Bush Hills Gardens’ walls, as the honorees shared passionate perspectives on the importance of what they’re continuing to strive for within present times to help nurture the current youths of our neighborhoods.
We also spoke to NHBW chairwoman Lolita Sims, who told us, “We strive to Educate, Empower, and Encourage. We want people to also understand that we have male members that are in our lives. We know that to have a strong family structure we must have an even balance of male and female participation.”
We salute the NHBW for their continued services, mentorship, and advocation of positivity as a whole within our communities.
For more information, follow National Hook-Up of Black Women/Birmingham Chapter @ Facebook or visit nhbwbham.com to share in such a vital portion of today’s striving communities.
