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The National Coalition of 100 Black Women was formed in 1971 by a group African American women in New York City, as an advocacy organization for women and children of color.

Under the direction of president, Cynthia Williams, the Atlanta chapter of NCBW is dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mission of support, through programs focused on teen mentoring, education, health and economic empowerment. The Teens on the Move mentoring program, provides students with valuable leadership guidance as well as scholarships for college. Currently, 80 young girls from Henry W. Grady and Booker T. Washington high schools are participating in the program.

On Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, mentees and mentors will gather at downtown Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency for the 18th annual Gourmet Gents event. The affair will feature some of the country’s top-notch chefs competing against one another in a culinary cook-off. The delightful dishes will serve as a backdrop for the the evening’s focus — fundraising for NCBW’s mentorship program. Younger participants will also have an opportunity to meet with successful people of color in their communities.

“For the teens, we’d like them to come away with a feeling that they can be successful,” says Williams. “They [will] have an opportunity to interact with a very diverse audience and they [will] have an opportunity to actually dialogue with some of those individuals.” - gavin philip godfrey

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