In December 1969, nine Afrian-Americans
met in New York City to discuss the unique challenges and limited opportunities they faced in the accounting profession.
In that year, there were only 136 African -American Certified Public Accoutants (CPA's) out of a total of 100,000 in the United
States.
In 1970 the National
Association of
Black Accountants (NABA) chartered its first professional
chapter, located
in New York
City.
Today, through
the efforts of NABA and other interested groups, there are now over 200,000 African-Americans participating in the field of
accounting, of which over 5,000 are CPA's.
