{"id":421,"date":"2016-09-27T20:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T03:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbwinclac.org\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2022-08-05T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:55:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncbwinclac.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]NCBW\u00a0Mission Statement<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the educational, political and cultural development of African American women and youth. 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