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The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) was incorporated as ''The National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.'', in 1993. It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities. Additionally, the organization indicates that it represents the views of its members regarding economic and political policy issues; domestically and internationally. It is organized as a 501(c) corporation and has at least 190 chapters within the United States. The NBCC also has international chapters in the Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana and Jamaica.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title=National Black Chamber of Commerce - About Us, Organizational Profile ) 〕 As with all Chambers of Commerce, affiliate branches are committed to carrying out the goals of the main Chamber within their areas. The NBCC is a very young national organization when compared to others such as the NAACP and CORE. It is also the first major African American organization to focus on economic empowerment. The NBCC was founded by Harry Alford, who serves as the first President and CEO. He also is a Board member of the United States Chamber of Commerce.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=U. S. Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors )〕 In an interview reported in ''Human Events'', Mr. Alford identifies with the Booker T. Washington approach to African American self empowerment and sees the approach of W.E.B. Du Bois and the NAACP (whom he calls ''enemies of Washington'') as primarily political. ==Mission and strategic goals== The stated mission of the NBCC is to "economically empower and sustain African American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States and via interaction with the Black Diaspora".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=National Black Chamber of Commerce - Strategic Plan )〕 The NBCC works to fulfill its mission by implementing the following goals: *Increase business development and economic growth within the African American community via procurement, access to capital and international trade. *Secure sponsorship for the funding and guidance of NBCC programs. *Educate and train members of the African American community regarding business development and their purpose to benefit society. *Provide technical support to affiliate chapters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Black Chamber of Commerce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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