The Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus (WBWPC) project and pursue causes or persons supportive of socio-economics and the political advancement of black women worldwide.
Many of our Caucus members are district leaders, state committee members, convention delegates, appointed commissioners, party chairs as well as community organizers. Since its inception in 1976, the WBWPC has had the distinction of supporting members who have become ‘the first’ as elected officials in Westchester County. These ‘first’ have included county legislators, a comptroller, city/town council members, city/town clerks, majority leaders and most recently the Honorable NYS Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins was named the NYS Senate Democratic Conference Leader, the first female legislative conference leader in New York State history.
The Caucus is proud of all their members who hold elected office, which includes in addition to Sen. Stewart Cousins, NYS Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson; former County Legislator Pearl Quarles who was the first black woman appointed as a County Legislator; County Legislator Alfreda Williams who holds the seat formerly held by Lois Bronz, who is also a member and was the first black and first woman County Board Chair, both of whom were also firsts as well in the Town of Greenburgh, Lois was the first black Town Councilwoman and Alfreda was the first black Town Clerk; Mount Vernon City Councilperson Karen Watts-Yehudah (former Council President), former Town Councilwoman Eddie Mae Barnes and so many, many others. Of note are former members Judge Kathie E. Davidson, Supervising Judge of Family Courts in the 9th Judicial District of Westchester County, Judge Janet Malone of the same circuit, who is now a candidate for NYS Supreme Court, 9th District; as well as Town of Greenburgh Judges Delores Brathwaite and Arlene Gordon-Oliver, all were members until election to judicial office precluded them from maintaining membership.