Janice Ferebee, MSW, is a native New Yorker now living in Washington, DC.  Janice writes about amazing Ferebee women to keep the FEREBEE LEGACY alive.  She is the daughter of Elliot (deceased) and Elizabeth Ferebee (deceased/member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority since 1943), one of the first African American families to move into the Incorporated Village of Westbury (Long Island), NY, in 1957. Her mother, a community activitist, club woman, PTA president, and special education professional, was her first role model and mentor.

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She is also a dedicated biographer and passionate advocate of the life and legacy of Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee (who also carries the Ferebee name * possible distant connection through marriage | research ongoing) - Trailblazing Black Female Physician (40+ years on faculty at Howard U.), Public Health Pioneer, Women's Club Leader, Civil Rights and Social Justice Activist, International Humanitarian, and, Global Health Advocate.  Dr. Ferebee was also the confidant and personal physician to the National Council of Negro Women/NCNW founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, becoming the Second National President of NCNW; Fourth National VP of the Girl Scouts of the USA (first African American woman to hold that position); Ninth President of DC's Xi Omega Chapter/AKA, Tenth International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, & first Medical Director of AKA's historic Mississippi Health Project in Mound Bayou, MS; Former Chair of the DC Commission on the Status of Women (precursor to the DC Commission for Women) -- DC Mayor's Office on Women's Policy & Initiatives | she is now featured in the historic Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) and the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.

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Janice's current legacy project focuses on Dr. Ferebee. In spite of discrimation and racism, Dorothy Ferebee created an impressive body of work as a champion for women and girls of color, and pioneer for female physicians of color, which became part of Janice's inspiration. Not only did Janice become an AKA Sorority member and club woman, but her global efforts align with Dorothy Ferebee's extraordinary work. It is this amazing woman’s fortitude and vision, along with her mother's powerful example, that Janice writes about, to make sure the legacy of Ferebee Women Warriors, is not lost. It is her goal to inspire today’s women and girls of color to start imagining and living their own legacies -- to become the NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN WARRIORS! 

 

MAKING SURE THAT WE AS BLACK WOMEN ARE THE KEEPERS OF OUR OWN HISTORY & TELLERS OF OUR OWN STORIES.

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