List of The Links members

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The Links is an American social and service organization of prominent black women. [1] [2] It was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] [3] [4] As of 2021, it has more than 17,000 members in 299 chapters. A list of some of The Links' notables members follows.

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NameChapterNotabilityReferences
Stacy Abrams Atlanta Georgia House of Representatives [1]
Hannah Atkins Oklahoma Secretary of State and Oklahoma House of Representatives [5]
Marian Anderson Honorary Contralto [6]
Etta Moten Barnett Actress and contralto vocalist [7]
Cheri Beasley Triangle ParkChief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court [8]
Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives and Ohio House of Representatives [9]
Anita Lyons Bond Civil rights activist and academic [10] : 108 
Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, and director of the White House Office of Public Liaison [1] [11]
Gwendolyn Boyd President of Alabama State University and mechanical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [12]
Johnnetta Cole President of Spelman College and Bennett College; director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art [10] : 105 
Misty Copeland Honorary 2022 Ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre [13] [6]
Val Demings United States House of Representatives [9]
Mattiwilda Dobbs Honorary 1973Opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera [6]
Marian Wright Edelman Founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund [10] : 105 
Helen G. Edmonds Professor and chair of the Department of History and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University) [14]
Amanda Edwards Member of the Houston City Council [15]
Kamala Harris Honorary 2018 Vice President of the United States, United States Senate, and Attorney General of California [13] [16] [17] [6]
Patricia Roberts Harris Honorary 1978 United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and United States Ambassador to Luxembourg [6]
Mary Gibson Hundley Teacher at Dunbar High School, Miner Teacher's College, Eastern High School, and Howard University [18]
Sheila Jackson Lee United States House of Representatives and member of the Houston City Council [10] : 105 
Jo Ann Jenkins CEO of AARP [8]
Eddie Bernice Johnson United States House of Representatives and Texas Senate [10] : 105 
Edith Irby Jones physician and first woman president of the National Medical Association [4]
Elaine Jones President and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund [19] [10] : 105 
Ann Jordan Director of the Department of Social Services for the University of Chicago Medical Center [10] : 105 
Barbara Jordan United States House of Representatives and Texas Senate [4] [19]
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Honorary 1984Director of the United States Women's Bureau [6]
Thelma Patten Law Physician [4] [19]
Pauline Weeden Maloney Rector of Norfolk State University. [20] [14]
Veronica Mallett Urogynecologist and senior vice president and chief administrative officer of the More in Common Alliance (MICA) [21]
Annette March-Grier President of Roberta's House Inc. [22]
Eugenia L. Mobley Dean of the Dental School and vice-president at Meharry Medical College [23]
Constance Baker Motley Honorary 1980 Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and New York Senate [6]
Rosa Parks Honorary 2003 Civil rights activist associated with the Montgomery bus boycott [6]
Sharon Pratt Mayor of the District of Columbia and treasurer of the Democratic National Committee [10] : 105 
Ayanna Pressley United States House of Representatives and member of the Boston City Council [9]
Leontyne Price Honorary 1988 Spinto soprano with the Metropolitan Opera [6]
Hazel R. O'Leary United States Secretary of Energy and president of Fisk University [10] : 105 
Danielle Outlaw Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department and chief Portland Police Bureau [24]
Condoleezza Rice Honorary 2013 United States Secretary of State, United States National Security Advisor, director of the Hoover Institution, and provost of Stanford University [6]
Jo Ann Robinson Activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama [25]
Angela Rye Commentator on CNN and executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus [26]
Tami Sawyer Civil rights activist and local politician [27]
Betty Shabazz Civil rights advocate and wife of Malcolm X [13] [10] : 102 
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Honorary 2010 President of Liberia [6]
Marian Spencer Vice Mayor of the Cincinnati City Council [28]
Juliana Stratton Chicago Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and Illinois House of Representatives [8]
Evelyn Reid Syphax Educator who was chair of the Arlington Public Schools Board [10] : 125 
Pat Timmons-Goodson Associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court [17]
Yvonne Walker-Taylor President of Wilberforce University [29]
Carmen J. Walters Gulf Coast 2017 / JacksonPresident of Tougaloo College [30] [8]
Susie Ione Brown Waxwood Philanthropist and clubwoman [31] [32]
Frederica Wilson United States House of Representatives, Florida Senate, and Florida House of Representatives [9]
Mary Wineberg CincinnatiGold medalist in the 2008 Summer Olympics for track and field athlete [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hudson, Christina (2022-01-25). "The Links, Incorporated (1945- )". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. 1 2 "The Links, Incorporated | American organization | Britannica". Britannica.com . Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Links, Incorporated Celebrates 75 Years Of Excellence". BET . November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Olive D. (October 22, 2020). "The History and Impact of Links, Incorporated in Texas | Handbook of Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Hannah Atkins Obituary (2010) - Oklahoman". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Members". The Links, Inc. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Etta Moten Barnett Papers". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Hudnell, Jennifer (2020-10-09). "The Links, Incorporated Hosts 25th Anniversary Walk For Healthy Living Walk-A-Thon Virtually; Thousands of Black Women and Community Members Make Strides Toward Better Health". LinksInc.org. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Lauds The Links, Incorporated and Issues Voting Rights Call to Action". Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. April 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Graham, Lawrence Otis (2014). Our kind of people. [Place of publication not identified]: HarperCollins e-Books. ISBN   978-0-06-187081-1. OCLC   877899803.
  11. ↑ "Keisha Lance Bottoms sworn in as Atlanta mayor". WTXL. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  12. ↑ Gwendolyn E. Boyd, The History Makers, April 25, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "The Links, Inc: A women's volunteer service organization enriching African American culture". WXYZ 7 News Detroit. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  14. 1 2 admin. "Leadership". Links. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Chapter Members | Houston (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated". houstonlinks.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  16. ↑ "America's black upper class and Black Lives Matter". The Economist. August 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  17. 1 2 Pitts, Myron B. "Myron B. Pitts: Sen. Kamala Harris, VP-elect, shines light on The Links". The Fayetteville Observer . Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Collection: Papers of Mary Gibson Hundley, 1910-1985". hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  19. 1 2 3 Brown, Olive D. (March 1, 1995). "The History and Impact of Links, Incorporated in Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  20. ↑ "Many Lavish Social Events Highlight Links' Twelfth National Assembly". California Eagle. 1960-07-07. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-02-11– via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Meharry Medical College Ventures Names Dr. Veronica Mallett President and CEO". www.nashvillemedicalnews.com. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  22. ↑ "Annette R. March-Grier". Roberta's House. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  23. ↑ "Charter Members" Archived 2022-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Parthenon (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
  24. ↑ "Protecting Public Safety with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  26. ↑ "About Angela Rye". diversity.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  27. ↑ "Public Policy". Tami Sawyer. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  28. ↑ Moore, Gina Ruffin (2007). Cincinnati. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-5144-9.
  29. ↑ "Yvonne Walker Taylor, Educator born". African American Registry. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  30. ↑ "Home". Gulf Coast (MS) Chapter Links, Inc. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  31. ↑ "The Links, Incorporated, 30th National Assembly, July 1996: Celebrating 50 Years, 1946–1996". Thirtieth National Assembly of Links, Inc., 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 1996. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Chapter History". Central New Jersey (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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