![]() ![]() She shared “it is crucial that historically Black organizations such as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated and the other members of the Divine Nine continue to be a part of this important community education and advocacy campaign. Myiesha Taylor, is also a soror and the organization’s Project Cradle Care National Program Chair. It is actually worse for African American and Native American women.”ĭr. She shared that “every day in America two women die during pregnancy and two babies die every hour.” She continued, “The US is the most dangerous developed nation in the world in which to give birth, and it is getting worse. Megan Walker, a VP at March of Dimes, also attended the Centennial Boule. It includes the Project CRADLE Care program that the organization collaborates with us on to address the issues that adversely affect Black women and their children. We have an ongoing partnership with the March of Dimes. Particularly, the ongoing disparate maternal and infant health outcomes that Black women endure. ![]() In addition to these initiatives, we also continued our focus on women’s health. Their life experiences in and out of the pool certainly enriched all who participated. Then there’s 2004 Olympic silver medalist, Alia Atkinson, double world record holder and a five time Olympian. Firstly there’s Maritza Correia McClendon, the first African American woman to make a US Olympic swim team. This year’s Swim 1922 leaders are an esteemed tandem. “We need to have the resources and the access, and also give them exposure so if they want to swim they are able to see what’s out there to continue their journey” said Hinds. Soror Natalie Hinds, a 2020 Olympic medalist, shared in a discussion on Instagram on the importance of exposing the Black community to swimming. The festivities this week included Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority donating a pool to the Him by Her Collegiate School for the Arts in Indianapolis. With our ongoing Swim 1922 partnership between the Sorority and USA Swimming, we were able to achieve this. Last week’s programming included a continued commitment to addressing water safety and swimming. To highlight this proud history of community service, Sigma Gamma Rho leadership, and membership held events during their Centennial Celebration Boule that built on many of their successful community service projects. Historyįounded by seven educators in 1922, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority have always focused on community service as an essential part of the organizations work. They continued to focus on community service and fulfilling their slogan “Greater Service, Greater Progress”. Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated gathered in Indianapolis last week to celebrate their Centennial Celebration Boule. ![]()
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