The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation co-founded by Margaret Rosell Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The organization’s membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of African descent in 288 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. The Links, Incorporated is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women. Its members are committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and persons of African ancestry.

Metro-Manhattan (NY) Chapter

The Metro-Manhattan (NY) Chapter was chartered on April 23, 1988 by 38 women who had a vison to serve the needs of the Harlem, NY community. For more than 30 years, Metro-Manhattan (NY) Links have come together to share collective strengths, talents, and abilities in organized efforts to substantially impact the quality of life for children and families in Harlem. Engaging the Harlem community and one another mindfully is the deliberate and intentional approach to our service. 

Metro-Manhattan (NY) Chapter Presidents