National Black Deaf Advocates

National Black Deaf Advocates
National Black Deaf Advocates
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Type Advocacy, Civil Rights & Social Action
Founded 1982
Location Washington, D.C.
Key people

Benro T. Ogunyipe
President

Cory Parker
Vice President

Sharon D. White
Secretary

Betty Henderson
Treasurer
Area served United States of America
Focus Promote the leadership development, economic and educational opportunities, social equality, and to safeguard the general health and welfare of Black deaf and hard of hearing people.
Website www.nbda.org

The National Black Deaf Advocates, usually abbreviates as NBDA, is the oldest and largest consumer organization of deaf and hard of hearing black deaf people in the United States. Black deaf leaders were concerned that deaf and hard of hearing African-Americans are not adequately represented in leadership and policy decision-making activities affecting their lives so they established NBDA in 1982.

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Mission statement

The Mission of the National Black Deaf Advocate is

"to promote the leadership development, economic and educational opportunities, social equality, and to safeguard the general health and welfare of Black deaf and hard of hearing people."

Organization

NBDA serves as a national advocate for thousands of deaf and hard of hearing African-Americans. As a non-profit, tax-exempt, consumer organization, NBDA is supported by its members and others interested in furthering NBDA's goals. Membership includes African-American adults who are deaf and hard of hearing; parents of African American children who are deaf or hard of hearing; professionals who work with deaf and hard of hearing children and adults, people of color, and other interested individuals.

An Executive Board that serves on a voluntary basis and is composed in the majority of deaf and hard of hearing advocates governs NBDA. The board consists of officers elected during the national conventions and elected representatives from each regional.

History

  • History of NBDA (coming soon)
  • NBDA Officers, 1982–Present (coming soon)
  • NBDA Regional Representatives, 2005–Present (coming soon)
  • NBDA Conference Chronology (coming soon)
  • Miss Black Deaf America, 1983-Present

NBDA Founding Members

  • Shirley Childress
  • Lottie Crook
  • Ernest Hairston
  • Bob Howard
  • Zelephiene Meadows
  • Linwood Smith
  • Willard Shorter
  • Chuck Williams

NBDA Regions & Chapters

Official NBDA Chapters are affiliated with NBDA. Chapters must support the aims of NBDA as set forth in Article II of the NBDA Bylaws.

  • Italic font denotes inactive chapter
Eastern Region Midwestern Region Southern Region Southwestern Region Western Region
Boston Chicago Alabama Dallas Los Angeles
Delaware Cleveland Atlanta Houston Oakland
New Jersey Columbus Jackson (MS) Little Rock Sacramento
New York Dayton Memphis New Orleans Seattle
North Virginia Detroit Nashville
Philadelphia Kentucky North Carolina
Rochester Indiana South Carolina
Washington, DC St. Paul/Minneapolis Virgin Island

Future Possibilities

  • Arizona
  • Florida

Milestones for the NBDA

  • 1982 First NBDA Conference held in Cleveland, OH
  • 1983 First Miss Black Deaf America Pageant is held at NBDA Conference in Philadelphia, PA
  • 1997 Youth Empowerment Summit was established
  • 2004 NBDA Regional System was established
  • 2005 Collegiate Black Deaf Leadership Institute was established

Miscellaneous NBDA Information

Notable NBDA Members (Former and Current)

  • Linwood Smith, Author & Pioneer of Mental Health Service for Deaf People (NBDA Founding Member)
  • Dr. Glenn B. Anderson, First Deaf African-American with Ph.D. (Former NBDA Board Member)
  • Dr. Ernest Hairston, First Black Deaf to Earn Ph.D. from Gallaudet University (NBDA Founding Member)
  • Claudia Gordon, First Deaf Female African-American Attorney (1990 Miss Black Deaf America & Former NBDA Vice President 2002-05)
  • Dr. Shirley Allen, First Deaf African-American Female with Ph.D. (Current President of Houston BDA)
  • Ronnie Mae Tyson, First Miss Black Deaf America Queen, 1983
  • Pamela Lloyd, Member of Gallaudet University Board of Trustees (Former NBDA President 1993-98)
  • Fred M. Beam, Executive Director of Invisible Hands, Inc. (Former NBDA President 2007-09)

External links

References

  • [1], National Black Deaf Advocates website

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