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The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Long Island
Chapter, Inc., (NCBW-LI, Inc.) is a not-for-profit
organization, whose vision is the full participation of
Black women in the mainstream of Long Island economy. This
chapter embodies and supports both Nassau and Suffolk
counties. Its members are active leaders who have assumed
responsible positions in a variety of professions.
The objectives of the organization are:
- To address and take action on issues that affect women of
African descent.
- To increase the quality and diversity of business and
professional opportunities for Black Women.
- To develop and support income-producing projects that will
improve the quality of life in Black communities.
- To strengthen the involvement of Black Women in
government, education, industry and community affairs.
- To serve as active role models and productive mentors to
Black youth.
The National Coalition
of 100 Black Women Long Island Chapter, Inc., (NCBW-LI,
Inc.)
P.O. Box 341
Garden City, NY 11530
t 516.813.0901
f 866.735.3820
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www.li100bw.org
The 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. seeks to serve as a
beacon of leadership by utilizing our diverse talents to
create an environment where our children are motivated to
achieve and to empower our people to become self-sufficient
shareholders in the economic and social fabric of the
communities we serve.
The Long
Island Black Artist Association (LIBAA) was founded in
1968 by four artists James Counts, Ray Miles, Ernest
Snell and Charles Winslow. The purpose of the
association is to help African-American artist find a
conduit for the exhibition of their work. To that end it
has continually sought new venues for exhibiting the
work of its' members locally, nationally and
internationally and has also encouraged the artist's
individual efforts to find recognition.
The organization has also had other goals; to provide an
atmosphere of fellowship in which professional and semi
professional artists could exchange ideas, techniques
and mutual support in the field of visual arts; to
discover potential talent; to provide a cultural service
to the community and offer a "sensitive environment" for
the cultural expression of the larger African-American
community. The Association is the only such supportive
group in the Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk .
Through out the years the association has exhibited in
many museums, galleries, colleges, universities,
libraries, churches, and corporations through out the
country. Works by individuals are in collections in the
USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. The group
is open to anyone who expresses an interest in joining.
However you must be a member to exhibit with the group.
The Long Island Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (LIHCC) is a 501 (c) 6 non-for-profit
organization founded in 1988. The LIHCC's mission is to
serve the Hispanic business communities of Nassau and
Suffolk Counties by advancing and enhancing their
business interests.
The chamber's vision will ultimately result in its
members' ability to compete efficiently and effectively
in the main stream business environment while arming the
next generation with the tools (scholarships) needed to
succeed. It is the goal of the LIHCC to provide its
members with professional development workshops,
resource materials, a constant stream of warm leads,
company name exposure and networking opportunities that
will help them grow their businesses.
Long Island Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce (LIHCC)
15 Atlantic Avenue
Lynbrook, NY 11563
t 516.256.2483
f 516.256.2463
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www.lihcc.com
The Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island (CCALI)
Chinese school first opened its doors in 1979 with only
a few students. Nevertheless, classes were held each
Saturday at the West Hempstead Long Island Chinese
Cultural Center.
Eventually our enrollment increased and in 1985 the
Chinese School moved to its present location at the New
York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury. As the
Chinese School brought together a greater number of
students and members in the Chinese community, the
function of CCALI broadened to include the dissemination
of the Chinese culture and the elevation of ethnic
Chinese welfare in Long Island. In 1986, CCALI
officially became a New York State non-profit community
organization.
In recent years, CCALI membership expanded rapidly as a
result of the influx of ethnic Chinese on Long Island as
well as the growing interest of other groups in learning
Chinese. Our school attracts students not only from Long
Island, but also from Manhattan and Queens. Presently,
the Chinese school has an annual enrollment of over 200
students and more than thirty teachers. CCALI also
offers many cultural enriching classes for the parents
of students attending the Chinese School. As a community
organization, CCALI continues to improve owing to the
talents and dedications of the volunteers within our
community.
The mission of the Chinese Cultural Association of Long
Island (CCALI) is to educate future generations about
the Chinese language and culture as well as to expand
Chinese cultural exchange in our society.
Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island (CCALI)
t 516.526.0549
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www.ccali.org
Since the beginning, Shinnecock time has been measured
in moons and seasons, and the daily lives of our people
revolved around the land and the waters surrounding it.
Our earliest history was oral, passed down by word of
mouth from generation to generation, and as far back as
our collective memory can reach, we are an Algonquin
people who have forever lived along the shores of
Eastern Long Island.
The Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) is
committed to promoting and increasing the visibility and
accessibility of Long Island City which is home to an
amazingly diverse group of visual and performing arts
organizations as well as cultural institutions and
activities. In addition to our annual event, Summer in
Long Island City, LICCA publishes a quarterly guide to
arts and culture in Long Island City that is distributed
citywide.
The Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) is
comprised of six member organizations, including:
· Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs
· Fisher Landau Center for Art
· Noguchi Museum
· P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
· Sculpture Center
· Socrates Sculpture Park
Associates include:
· The Chocolate Factory
· Flux Factory
· Museum of the Moving Image
· Thalia Spanish Theatre
Third World Press (TWP) provides quality literature that
primarily focuses on issues, themes, and critique
related to an African American public. The Third World
Press mission is to make this literature accessible to
as many individuals as possible including our targeted
market of primarily African American readers.
The Third World Press mission to provide quality
literature is further enhanced by our marketing goals to
increase the overall awareness for the titles that we
publish, and to expand beyond our current customer base
of predominately African Americans readers, who are
generally identified as college-educated and moderately
affluent. These readers are consistent book-purchasing
clients with academic or scholarly affiliation. Our
goals are to cultivate a broader readership of
individuals who want to gain greater insight into
African American cultural traditions; to reach
individuals that are younger and/or less
scholarly-focused; and also to reach that customer who
just did not know that we existed.
The Association for Black Culture Centers (ABCC) is an
organization that seeks to celebrate, promote and
critically examine the culture of people of African
descent, through the institutionalizing of Black and
Multiculture Centers to enhance individual, community
and global development.
The ABCC supports the work of culture centers through
student and professional development, cultural relevant
program assistance, curricular and co-curricular
enrichment, community outreach
and engagement, scholarship on culture centers and
advocacy.
