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The Honorable Darlene H. Young
Blacks In Government, National President
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Blacks In Government® (BIG) was established in 1975 and incorporated in 1976
by a small group of African Americans at the Public Health Services which is a
part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in the Parklawn building
in Rockville, Maryland. The organization was viewed as essential to the Black
civil service employee, based on a wide assortment of racially motivated
problems faced by the HEW Black employees in Rockville. Initially, it was
thought that the umbrella organization would address only the problems at the
Federal level. However, it was soon determined that State, County, and
Municipal Black employees were faced with the same general type of
employment problems. Nonetheless, Blacks In Government was organized
in 1975 and incorporated as a non-profit organization under the District of
Columbia jurisdiction in 1976. BIG has been a national response to the need
for African Americans in public service to organize around issues of mutual
concern and use their collective strength to confront workplace and
community issues. BIG's goals are to promote EQUITY in all aspects of
American life, EXCELLENCE in public service, and OPPORTUNITY
for all Americans.
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