Objectives of the NCODP are toâ. ( 1 1) Develop and strengthen leadership skills and professional attributes within the NCO Corps. (2) Provide guidance in the continuing development of NCOs by taking advantage of opportunities to send leaders to appropriate and affordable technical, developmental, skill qualification, and confidence building courses.
Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Photo of Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Photo courtesy of National Archives of Canada, C-029977. Writer, educator, lawyer, abolitionist and the first black newspaperwoman in North America, Mary Ann Shadd Cary lived in this brick row house from 1881 to 1885. Cary was one of the most outspoken and articulate female proponents of the abolition of slavery of her day, and promoted equality for all people.