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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, making it a logical choice for forming strategic partnerships.  For NCNW, the strategic partnerships fulfilled what corporations were doing to promote real opportunities that are truly economically inclusive.  The 89-year-old civil rights organization takes a three Cs approach – Corporate Strategy, Consumer Strategy, and Constituents Strategy to ensure this.

Mrs. Arline-Bradley explains, “To combat this, NCNW has what we call the three Cs strategy.  The first C is the Corporate Strategy.  At NCNW, we support those corporations that demonstrate their commitment to DEI .  We ensure that our loyalty in dollars remains with those corporations that prioritize DEI.  That is why we have long-time dedicated corporate partners.  Secondly, we have a Consumer Strategy. Black women have significant spending power, and we want them to be able to harness this power by building wealth.  Learning how to save, invest, and prepare for retirement is crucial, while being smart with spending and supporting those who support us.  The last is the Constituent Strategy.  This is where we recognize that each citizen must be an informed voter, someone who exercises their right to vote.  Understanding that Black women are the most active electoral group, we need to exercise the power of the pen and vote for candidates who speak to our collective interests.”

The March on Wall Street will kick off at 10 A.M. ET in Foley Square, at Duane Street between Federal Plaza and Center Street, just across the street from the African Burial Ground — the largest known resting place of enslaved and freed Africans. From there, the march will proceed down Broadway, past the Charging Bull structure that has over the last 40 years become synonymous with Wall Street. It will culminate at Whitehall Street (between Bridge and Pearl Streets) with a speaking program.

Mrs. Arline-Bradley will be among the speakers for the program along with organizer Rev. Sharpton and the three leading candidates for New York City Mayor — incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to name a few.

Other March on Wall Street partners and speakers include:
Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, Drum Major Institute
The Honorable Al Green
The Honorable LaMonica McIver
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
NAACP New York State Conference
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP)
National Urban League (NUL)
UnidosUS
1199 SEIU
32BJ SEIU
AFGE
AFSCME
AFSCME District Council 37
AFSCME New Jersey
AFT
APRI
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), AFSCME
Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO
NEASEIU
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

NCNW is an “organization of organizations,” comprised of over 350 campus and community-based sections and 37 national women’s organizations that enlighten, inspire, and connect more than 2,000,000 women and men. Its mission is to lead, advocate for, and empower women of African descent, their families, and communities. It was founded in 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, an influential educator and activist.

For more info, visit https://www.marchonwallstreets.com/, or to register to attend, click https://bit.ly/NCNW-MOW.

Contact
Tonita Perry, APR, 704-965-6956, tperry@ncnw.org

Dr. Erica Southerland, APR, 771-216-6794, esoutherland@ncnw.org