About Oakland Bay Area Links

The Oakland Bay Area Links, Incorporated (CA) was founded in September 1950 by seventeen East Bay women, inspired to make a difference in the community. Miriam Rogers, Mary Lou Loving, Frances France, Alice Joseph, Talulah McCrudy, Winifred Younge, Leslie Rickmond, Rose Martin, Ophelia Johnson, Mae Winfield, Mamie Buckingham, Yvonne Fouche, Hazel Vaughn, Frances Crawford, Loraine Rickmond, Margaret Lewis and Freda Bethel heeded the call of our National Founders and joined together to effect positive change for African-Americans living in the East Bay.