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Link copied to clipboard Scott Talley, Special to the Detroit Free Press May 5, 2021 It is one of the oldest public service organizations in Detroit you may have never heard of. A small group of dedicated and educated Black women, founded in September of 1928 with the stated purpose “to stimulate interest in business women, and to build a program on sound educational principles emphasizing fellowship, charity and leadership.” And for more than 90 years, they have been doing just that. Now called the Elliottorian Business and Professional Women’s Club, the organization holds the distinction of being the first club of Black business women in Detroit and the state of Michigan; the presenter of Detroit’s first observation of “Negro History Week” in 1931; and a longtime provider of scholarships for deserving students regardless of “race, creed or color.” Named after its founder, Elizabeth Nesbitt Elliott, the organization has endured through ....