“We should emphasize not Negro History but the Negro in History.”  
Carter G Woodson

As the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC), we are Black history in the making. By advocating for our rights with legislation and creating the opportunities we seek, we are righting some of the inequities of slavery.  In recent years, the number of black-owned businesses has risen dramatically, with black women fueling much of that growth.

Carter G. Woodson, author of The Mis-Education of the Negro and the father of the Black History Movement, challenges all Black Women in Construction to be taught rather than culturally indoctrinated.  This conditioning causes us to become dependent and to seek inferior places in the greater society, like in the construction industry. 

For centuries, Blacks have played a major role in history, and we continue to shape and build world history.  Acknowledge and honor these contributions by starting with yourself, then the contributions of those near you in this construction industry.

As Blacks who build communities and lives, we are the current day pioneers of the future, taking matters into our own hands, building small enterprises that serve and employ other Blacks who continue to support and encourage each other.  

Years ago, I had the privilege of meeting a current day Black History Shero, Sheila C. Johnson, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars, plus first Black Female developer of major hotel development.  As she shared her trials, tribulations, challenges, and struggles, personally and professionally, she inspired me to persist in the development of NABWIC for the uplifting of Black women and girls to endure and persist in the construction and development of ourselves and our businesses. Our lives and our work must do the same – inspire Black women and girls to continue to make Black history