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The Mission of the National Black Deaf Advocates 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.
Founding
The National Black Deaf Advocates was officially formed in 1982. The six founding members were Lottie Crook, Ernest Hairston, Williard Shorter, Linwood Smith, Charles “Chuck” V. Williams, and Elizabeth “Ann” Wilson.
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In 1980, a small group of local Black deaf people in the District of Columbia met with the Board of the Deaf Pride, an advocacy organization for the deaf, and expressed their concerns about the problems that prevent Black deaf from achieving their potential and the lack of leadership in the Black deaf community nationwide. Goals were developed and other skills that were usually ignored. The Black deaf group wanted to have an organization where they could promote leadership as well as share experiences, ideas, talents, and hopes.
The first Black Deaf Conference “Black Deaf Experience” was held on June 25-26, 1981 at Howard University in Washington. Nearly 100 Black Deaf people attended the first preliminary conference. The conference’s workshops held over the two days involved six major areas: Education, Family, Social Services, Health and Mental Health, Employment, and Interpreting.
The new organization National Black Deaf Advocates was officially formed. Along with its New Chapters established District of Columbia Area Black Deaf Advocates became the first affiliated chapter, Cleveland BDA as the second and Philadelphia Chapter of BDA as the third Chapter.
Nashville the City I was born and raised was the eighth chapter created in 1986. This chapter is currently not active but there is another chapter in Memphis Tennessee that is active. Memphis was the ninth chapter founded the year after Nashville's in 1987.
Another organization under the National Black Deaf Advocates umbrella is the Black Deaf Womxn Development Foundation. With the goal to create, support, and nurture the development of Black Deaf female leadership in the United States of America.
One way the Black Deaf Womxn Development Foundation accomplishes their goals is by hosting the Miss Black Deaf America Pageant. contestant must be:
Chenae Ladee 2013-2015 Miss Black Deaf America
(Miss Maryland Member-at-Large
NBDA believes today’s youth are vital part of our future – especially Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing. NBDA’s college and youth programs prepare and provide tools for Black Deaf and hard of hearing youth and young adults with the leadership training/workshops. NBDA established two programs for youth and young adults: Collegiate Black Deaf Student Leadership Institute and Youth Empowerment Summit (Y.E.S!).
Y.E.S was started in 1997. Y.E.S offers one week educational leadership training and challenging activities for Black Deaf and hard of hearing youth from across the country. The program services young adults from the ages of 13 to 17. With the goaals to promote leadership, To increase cultural self-esteem by exposure to Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing role models, to increase familiarity and knowledge about NBDA and contributions of Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and to promote excellence in their academic and career endeavors.
Collegiate Black Deaf Student Leadership Institute was established in 2005 as an intensive one week leadership training opportunity for minority college students. The CBDSLI’s purpose is to further develop and practice leadership skills, and to prepare the next generation of Black deaf and hard of hearing leaders to serve in diverse deaf & world communities.
The National Black Deaf Advocates have done a lot for the improvement of the African american deaf community. They did not stop when african americans were denied access from the National Association of the Deaf. This went on for forty years. For most of this time the NBDA was taking action and preparing the next generation to lead. from men women and children this is amazing to me. the work that they have done so far has been great and there is many more things to come from this organization