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Black Women to Watch in Philanthropy: Karen Boykin-Towns

by Angela Dorn | Aug 4, 2019 | Black Women to Watch in Philanthropy

Karen Boykin-Towns, vice chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors How do you define philanthropy? Karen: When I think about philanthropy, I think about Nelson Mandela’s philosophy of Ubuntu, which stands for universal support for humanity, and the...

Black Women Want Policy Change Not Praise: An Interview with Karen Boykin-Towns

by Angela Dorn | Jan 12, 2019 | Our Sheroes

Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Karen Boykin-Towns, vice chair of the board of the NAACP, the nation’s “oldest and boldest” civil rights organization. Boykin-Towns is a former corporate executive for Pfizer. Angela: Karen, thank you for talking...

Vote! Our Lives Depend On It.

by Angela Dorn | Oct 27, 2018 | Articles

I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the NAACP last weekend. The self-described, “oldest, biggest and baddest” civil rights organization in the U.S., continues to focus its members on voting in the 2018 Midterms. At the NAACP Annual Convention in...

Defeat Hate – Vote!

by Angela Dorn | Jul 26, 2018 | Articles

Last week as Donald Trump held a summit with Vladimir Putin, several thousand members of the NAACP got together for a summit of our own! As a card-carrying member of the NAACP, and a board member of the NAACP Foundation, I was honored to attend the 109th convention. ...

Black Women to Watch in Philanthropy: Karen Boykin-Towns

Black Women Want Policy Change Not Praise: An Interview with Karen Boykin-Towns

Vote! Our Lives Depend On It.

Defeat Hate – Vote!

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