Alabama A&M University recently celebrated a new chapter in student leadership with the chartering of its National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Collegiate Section. Held in the Clyde Foster Multipurpose Room, the ceremony united NCNW’s legacy of service, advocacy, and sisterhood with AAMU’s enduring motto, “Service Is Sovereignty.”

2026-11-02T12:00:00-08:00Members of the National Council of Negro Women’s Alabama A&M University Collegiate Section gather behind NCNW leaders and AAMU faculty advisers. Seated, from left, are Dr. Lynn Washington; Dr. Kendra Lee, NCNW Alabama Coalition president; Dr. Lois Keith, NCNW national chair; Dr. Charlotte Teague; Charlotte Canady-Slater; and Dr. Yolanda Toney. Washington, Teague, Canady-Slater and Toney serve as AAMU English faculty advisers./_images/ncnwlargegroupinsideedit.jpgDepartment of English & Modern Languages Helps Bring a National Legacy of Service and Leadership to a New GenerationDepartmentof English & Modern Languages Helps Bring a National Legacy of Service and Leadership to a New Generationhttps://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/department-of-english-and-modern-lauguages-helps-bring-a-national-legacy-of-service-and-leadership-to-a-new-generation.html