Kim Cheeks - Office on Status of African-Americans News - November 6, 2018

November 6, 2018

Today Is Election Day - NAACP Voter Information

Events and Programs

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Mark your calendars for the Cotillion Saturday, April 20, 2019.

African American Children & Families Conference

February 21-22, 2019

Blacks In Government, Inc.

Blacks In Government® (BIG) was established in 1975 and incorporated in 1976 by a small group of African Americans at the Public Health Services which is a part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in the Parklawn building in Rockville, Maryland. The organization was viewed as essential to the Black civil service employee, based on a wide assortment of racially motivated problems faced by the HEW Black employees in Rockville. Initially, it was thought that the umbrella organization would address only the problems at the Federal level. However, it was soon determined that State, County, and Municipal Black employees were faced with the same general type of employment problems.

Nonetheless, Blacks In Government was organized in 1975 and incorporated as a non-profit organization under the District of Columbia jurisdiction in 1976. BIG has been a national response to the need for African Americans in public service to organize around issues of mutual concern and use their collective strength to confront workplace and community issues. BIG's goals are to promote EQUITY in all aspects of American life, EXCELLENCE in public service, and OPPORTUNITY for all Americans.

To join, contact:

Carl M. McPherson
1537 21st. Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50311-3211
515-243-5914 (Home)
515-480-7032 (Cell)
CJamaicaMan@aol.com

To join online

Membership packet

Name of Chapter: CIC-BIG, Iowa Region Name: VII