Ramsey County History – Winter 2022: “Fifty Years of Friendship Connected in Community Service: The Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated”

Fifty Years of Friendship Connected in Community Service: The Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Author: Marion Jones Kennon

In 1972, sixteen women joined in friendship and service to charter the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Today, their chapter is one of 292 across most of the US, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. These women—attorneys, businesswomen, CEOs, healthcare professionals, judges, social justice advocates, and others—have pledged to contribute their time, talent, and treasure to make a difference in the lives of African Americans and people of African ancestry. Through a five-facet programming model, they provide important and life-changing services to youth, promote and celebrate the arts, seek ways to help others locally, nationally, and internationally, and make healthcare a priority in communities of color. See author Marion Jones Kennon’s article to learn more about these dynamic Twin Cities changemakers over the last fifty years.
PDF of M. Jones Kennon article

Additional Reading:
Introducing Heir Links and Connecting Links by Marion Jones Kennon
See the 2021 Pandemic Film Festival of the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated:  https://msplinks.org/2021/02/pandemic-film-festival/