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Official account for the largest and most prominent African American family organization nurturing future Black leaders

10/16/2026

Friday Funday. Our National President Deidre Lindsey brought the energy with our Eastern Region Teens after a successful Southern Cluster Area Workday! We work hard, and we play hard, too! 💙🩷

10/12/2026

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. honors the first peoples of this land, their cultures, sovereignty, and lasting contributions.

As we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we remember the ancestors who endured colonization, genocide, and enslavement. We recognize the histories of resistance and solidarity connecting Black and Native communities, including those who carry both heritages.

Honoring these legacies is a year-round responsibility: listening to Indigenous voices, teaching honest history, celebrating Indigenous cultures, and advocating for justice.

What we teach our children shapes how they understand the world and their place in it.

10/11/2026

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to prioritize breast health and encourage one another to take action.

For Black women, this conversation is especially important. Although slightly less likely to develop breast cancer, Black women are 38% more likely to die from the disease than White women. Inequities in access to timely diagnosis, quality treatment and healthcare resources continue to contribute to these disparities.

Early detection can save lives, but access to quality care matters, too.
Know your family history, understand your individual risk and talk with your healthcare provider about when to begin screenings. While routine mammograms generally begin at age 40, women at higher risk may need screening earlier. The American College of Radiology recommends breast cancer risk assessments by age 25, particularly for Black women.

Let's continue to look out for ourselves and one another.

10/08/2026

Voting is more than showing up on Election Day. It's knowing what's on your ballot, understanding the decisions before you and making a plan to participate.

The choices on our ballots help shape our schools, communities and future.

As we work to raise informed, engaged young people, we also have an opportunity to show them what civic participation looks like in action.

Check your registration. Review your ballot. Know your rights. Make your voting plan.

Vote like our children are watching. Because they are.

Learn more at WhenWeAllVote.org/Voting101 and make your plan to vote before Election Day.

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Jack and Jill of America, Inc.'s Past National Program Director, Dr. Cheryl Beal Anderson, Pharm.D., MBA, on being named the 2026 recipient of the William J. Sheffield Outstanding Alumnus Award from The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.

The college's highest alumni distinction recognizes Dr. Anderson's extraordinary contributions to pharmacy and a career spanning clinical practice, academia, pharmaceutical research and regulatory affairs.

In 1984, Dr. Anderson made history as the first African American woman to earn the advanced Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the university. Over the decades that followed, she held leadership positions with major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Lundbeck, before founding ACE Regulatory Affairs Consulting, LLC.

Her continued engagement in pharmacy education, mentorship and professional development reflects a commitment to creating opportunities for those who follow.

We are proud to recognize her achievements and celebrate this distinguished honor.

Read more: https://pharmacy.utexas.edu/news/forty-acres-forward-honoring-2026-texas-pharmacy-alumni-award-winners

10/03/2026

More than 1,100 Jack and Jill of America, Inc. family members are gathered in Dallas for the South Central Region’s Area Workday, bringing together members from across the region for leadership development, service, fellowship and organizational learning.

Area Workday provides an opportunity for Mothers, teens and families to strengthen connections across chapters, exchange ideas and deepen their collective commitment to the communities they serve.

24th South Central Regional Director Jacqueline Ward and Member at Large Renee Morris spoke with WFAA about the significance of the gathering, including the importance of creating opportunities for young people to serve alongside their families and carry those experiences back into their local communities.

The gathering reflects the broader work of the Sensational South Central Region to develop young leaders, strengthen families and translate regional engagement into community impact.

Read more from WFAA: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/community/jack-and-jill-north-texas-conference-area-workday/287-cdda9cca-358c-4187-839b-568bf92b754a

09/30/2026

Today, we join in remembrance of Nolan Wells.

This blackout is not silence. It is remembrance, solidarity and a community coming together to honor his life and memory.

We stand with Nolan’s family, loved ones and all those carrying his memory today.

🖤 🖤

09/30/2026

As Sickle Cell Awareness Month comes to a close, our commitment to children and families living with sickle cell disease continues.

Across Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Mothers, teens and families have walked, donated and brought conversations about sickle cell disease into their chapters and communities. Pictured here, our Members-at-Large represent the shared commitment across all seven regions to turn awareness into action.

Our continued partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital connects education and engagement with support for research and care. By helping our families better understand sickle cell disease, we strengthen their ability to advocate and encourage others to get involved.
Thank you to every chapter, family and supporter who contributed to this month’s efforts.

Keep the momentum going! Fundraising remains open through October 31. Make a donation, join a St. Jude walk virtually or in person, or share the mission with your family, friends and community.

Support our national team:
[https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?company_id=10513&pg=national_company](https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?company_id=10513&pg=national_company)

09/25/2026

Sixty-nine years ago today, the Little Rock Nine entered Central High School for their first full day of classes.

Three years after Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated public schools unconstitutional, nine Black students still required federal protection to exercise a right the law had already affirmed.

Their courage made visible the distance between constitutional promise and educational reality.
Nearly seven decades later, that history still resonates. Educational opportunity cannot exist only in principle, it must be reflected in the access, resources and quality of education available to every child.

For Jack and Jill of America, their legacy calls us to use our collective voice to advocate for our children, advance educational opportunity and help ensure that the promise of equal access is realized for generations to come.

Today, we honor the Little Rock Nine, and the responsibility their legacy calls us to carry forward.

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