Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford sits down with Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, the first-ever President & CEO of the National Council of Negro Women, for a powerful conversation about leadership in a moment of political and social upheaval.

Nearly 90 years after Mary McLeod Bethune founded NCNW, the organization remains a force at the intersection of faith, justice, and Black women’s political power. Arline-Bradley reflects on that legacy — shaped by icons like Dorothy Height — and explains how NCNW is responding as voting rights, healthcare access, and economic stability face new threats.

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