National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most influential forces in our daily lives. From healthcare to hiring, AI tools are making decisions that affect who receive care, who gets a job interview, who is approved for a loan, and even who is targeted by police surveillance. These tools are often promoted as fair and objective. But in reality, they are frequently built on biased data that reflects a long history of discrimination. That bias does not disappear in the algorithm, it actually multiplies. And now, a new federal policy is threatening to make things even worse. President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order titled ‘Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government’ prohibits federal agencies from using AI systems that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. This move attempts to erase the very safeguards designed to make technology more fair and inclusive. By barring the federal government from using DEI-informed systems, the Executive Order threatens to lock in existing inequities and deny critical protections to those who need them most. When Technology Cannot See You: Bias in Healthcare AI-powered hand hygiene systems have also revealed troubling design flaws, particularly for individuals with darker skin tones. Whether in hospitals or public restrooms, soap dispensers and faucets that rely on infrared sensors or computer vision often fail to activate when dark-skinned hands are placed beneath them. These systems were largely trained and tested using lighter skin tones, leaving many people invisible to the sensors. In environments where handwashing is essential for disease prevention and basic hygiene, this creates not just an inconvenience but a serious health risk. Failing to ensure these technologies work for everyone undermines public trust and perpetuates exclusion in one of the most basic da

NCNW Advocacy & Policy Brief Overview:The House passed the budget bill (also known as “The Big Beautiful Bill” to some and “One Big Ugly Bill” to others) last night in a 215-214 vote along party lines in the dark of the night while many were sleeping. This bill includes a variety of cuts to various services and programs that support those dependent on the services for our communities. However, the result of the cuts gives a massive tax break to the wealthy which equals $3.8 trillion while the poorest would receive about $1 trillion in cuts. Households with the lowest incomes will make off worse while the richest get richer.  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal agency (non-partisan) that provides budget and economic information to Congress, estimates that 15 million people would lose health coverage and millions will lose food assistance or have their food assistance cut, including 2 million or more children. Photo Credit Commonwealth Fund

            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 5, 2025) – Emmy award-winning anchor, Linsey Davis, and Legendary DJ, D-Nice, will serve as host and emcee at the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) 19th Biennial Uncommon Height Honors Gala, on Dec. 6, at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.  In its new format, the organization’s signature fundraising event, with proceeds raised being used to fund programs of critical concern known as the core four – health, education, economic justice, and social justice, will also mark 90 years since its founding by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune on Dec. 5, 1935. 

Release Washington, D.C., Aug. 25, 2025 – National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), along with a major coalition of civil rights, clergy, and labor leaders, will join Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network at the March on Wall Street in New York tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 28. The purpose of this march is to bring attention to the attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by the current Administration and to remind the Financial District of the power of Black Americans and their dollars. “The NCNW mission is to lead, advocate for, and empower women of African descent, their families and communities.  Because of this, we will never waver on our fight for support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI),” said NCNW President and CEO Shavon Arline-Bradley.  “It is most important to everyone, specifically Wall Street, to understand that we are strong when we are diverse and inclusive, which we are strong in these areas.  It is equity where we fall short.  NCNW is here to help with that.” NCNW shares the same values as some corporations, ma

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