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The "S" Factor is Our Superpower
Steadfast Services to Our Community
Sisterhood Linked by Friendship
33 Years of Friendship and Service
Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter
Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Charter Members
April 17, 1993
About The Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter
In May 1989, a group of twenty-two friends from the Tuscaloosa and Greene County area embraced membership in The Links, Incorporated as a means of enhancing the quality of life for African-Americans. Two years later on April 17, 1993, the group (The Tuscaloosa Aspirants) was granted a Links Charter with jurisdiction within a 50-mile radius of Tuscaloosa. Currently, that chapter has 32 active members.
In keeping with the national philosophy of The Links, Incorporated, the Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter has consistently honored The Links' vision of impacting the quality of life for humankind through community service via The Links' five national program facets: Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services, and Health and Human Services. Chapter activities include an annual Walk for Healthy Living, SuccessLinks Mentoring Program, partnerships with area elementary schools, support for underfunded communities, including some in Jamaica and parts of Africa, and the annual Young Artists Showcase.
Charter Members
Gladys Carlisle Edith Moton
Charlotte Carter Hattie Nash
Euradell Fredd Sarah Palmore
Ruth Fields Sandral Hullett Robertson
Irene Hubbard Yvonne Rodgers
Debbie Hughes Deborah Thomas
Alma Wyatt Jones Sonya Waldrop
Rhoda Johnson Dorothy Bostic Williams
Nellie Lewis Nancy Williams
Emma Melton A. Marie Wynn
Evelyn Mims Bernice Young
Chapter Presidents
A. Marie Wynn (1993-1995)
Charlotte Carter (1995-1997)
Yvonne Rodgers (1997-1999)
Bernice Hughes Young (1999-2001)
Debbie Lewis Hughes (2001-2003)
Barbara Scarbrough (2003-2005)
Earnestine Green McNealey (2005-2006)
Hattie Wells Nash (2006-2009)
Josephine Dantzler (2009-2011)
Katrena Grant (2011-2013)
Cynthia Crawford Brown (2013 -2015)
Pamela Hudson Pruitt (2015- 2017)
Phillis Branch Belcher (2017-2019)
Carmella Anderson, M.D. (2019-2021)
Charmaine Morrow Walton (2021-2023)
Keisha Lowther, M.D. (2023-2025)
Belinda Singleton, Ph.D. (2025-Present)
The Links, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 17,000+ professional women of African descent in 305 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. We endeavor to uplift all Individuals and families in the communities we serve.
Our core values are friendship, integrity, honesty, service, commitment, family relationships, courage, respect for self and others, legacy, confidentiality, responsibility, and accountability. The members of The Links, Incorporated are influential decision makers and opinion leaders. The Links, Incorporated has attracted many distinguished women who are individual achievers and have made a difference in their communities and the world. They are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists and volunteers who work toward a common vision by engaging like-minded organizations and individuals for partnership. Links members contribute more than 1 million documented hours of community service annually – strengthening their communities and enhancing the nation. The organization is the recipient of awards from the UN Association of New York and the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation for its premier programs. In 2019, The Links, Incorporated was nominated for a Luxembourg Peace Prize by the Schengen Peace Foundation and recognized by the late Congressman John Lewis as a distinguished organization of outstanding community service and influence.
Our Story: On November 9, 1946, Margaret Rosell Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott, two young Philadelphia visionaries, co-founded The Links, Incorporated. They invited seven of their friends to join them in organizing a new type of inter-city club. The two women envisioned an organization that would respond to the needs and aspirations of Black women in ways that existing clubs did not. It was their intent that the club would have a threefold aim — civic, educational, and cultural.
PROGRAMS: The outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated has five facets which include Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services and Health and Human Services. The programs are implemented through strategies such as public information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns.
Services to Youth
The Links, Incorporated created its first program facet, Services to Youth, to equip black youth to use their intellect and spirit of achievement to become successful and productive citizens.
“The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.” Marian Wright Edelman
The words of the great children’s advocate, Marian Wright Edelman, resonate with us today more than ever. The Links, Incorporated is committed to leading the way as a champion of change, ensuring that youth are academically successful and engaged in healthy lifestyles. We implement transformational programs that are responsive to the academic, health, cultural, social awareness, career development, and mentoring needs of youth.
The Services to Youth facet uses an integrated approach to prepare young people to succeed as healthy citizens in the global workforce and to promote healthy lifestyles within families and communities. In support of The Links’ mission to enrich and enhance the lives of black youth, the primary goals of this facet are to:
- Close the achievement gap from pre-K through college, with the intent of preparing our youth for the global workforce as healthy citizens
- Develop training modules for local pre-K through college mentoring programs, to ascertain a high level of support for youth in our communities
- Expand and support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
- Promote and support historically black colleges and universities for ensured sustainability
The Arts
The goal of The Arts Facet is to produce and support programs to enrich the quality of life of our youth and communities through educational and engaging art experiences while Transforming Communities, Fulfilling Our Purpose. Our programming includes arts integration within our chapters and partnerships with like-minded organizations, sowing the seed of creativity deeper in our community.
National Trends and Services
The National Trends and Services facet is tasked with eliminating disparities by reducing barriers to resources through advocacy, education, and service. Our chapters are empowered to raise their voices and transform the communities in which they work. The facet’s goals include increasing the number of sustainable and measurable programs; increasing collaborative partnerships; and extending our existing initiatives to include communities identified as having the greatest need. Currently, National Trends and Services encompasses the following programs and committees with national partners and sponsors, and serves as a catalyst for change, promoting individual and community empowerment.
International Trends and Services
The International Trends and Services facet provides services and delivers transformational programs to people of African ancestry globally so that they may have a better quality of life. Programs are designed and developed to service educational, health and cultural needs and to help people emerge from poverty. A primary objective of our international work is to enrich the lives of women and their families.
Health and Human Services
The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services facet in response to the chronic health disparities that persist in black communities and result in the decreased life expectancy of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. The goal of HHS is to promote and facilitate programs that support the maintenance of good health and the elimination of chronic health disparities in communities of color through education, health advocacy, and optimal utilization of health resources. Community education about health risks is crucial and The Links, Incorporated plays a significant role in providing it.
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The Links, Incorporated
Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
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