The Arlington (VA) Chapter of
The Links, Incorporated
Tameka D. Tunsil
President, Arlington (VA) Chapter
Welcome to the official website of the Arlington (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. It is both a privilege and a pleasure to greet you as President on behalf of our committed members and leadership, whose dedication to service and excellence continues to define who we are and how we serve.
For nearly six decades, our chapter has been a steadfast force for positive change in the Arlington and Alexandria communities. Since 1966, we have proudly advanced our legacy of Friendship and Service through meaningful volunteerism, social action, scholarship support, health initiatives, international affairs and the celebration of the Arts—work that remains at the heart of our mission today.
The 2026 Black Family Wellness Expo
Our Programs
The Arts
Over the years the Arlington (VA) Chapter has partnered with museums, arenas, arts councils, and corporations in order to support art programs, especially where there is a focus on artists of color.
Health & Human Services
The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services (HHS) facet in response to the chronic health disparities that persist in black communities and result in the decreased life expectancy of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.
Services To Youth
The Services to Youth committee is focused on students’ academic successes and healthy engagement in our service area. Our primary goal is to prepare youth to be impactful members of today’s global society.
At its core, the role of a community foundation is to create pathways that connect our community and its many different individuals, groups, and organizations to the resources needed to flourish.”
How much do you know about community foundations and the impact they are making in your community? In this episode we speak with Jennifer Owens, President and CEO of the Arlington Community Foundation, and Heather Peeler, President and CEO of ACT Alexandria, about these longstanding resources and change agents in our community.
How much do you know about the “path to the presidency”? Of course, for some people it can start decades before they officially announce that they are running, but in today’s episode we are going to talk about everything from the convention to the electoral college to the transition. If you have seen the movie Shirley, about Shirley Chisolm’s historic presidential run as the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party‘s presidential nomination, you have seen an even more in-depth look at the convention politics.
At a time when there is a backlash against DEI efforts, along with the resignation of Claudine Gay, the first black woman to serve as president of Harvard University, we felt it was time to have a discussion about how those of us who are DEI proponents continue moving DEI forward.
I don’t think we take the time to define, what success looks like for DEI, and acknowledge practically and realistically what we discuss in our conversation as the backlash that history tells us we can expect, and how we emerge from this current backlash with a stronger movement and a stronger society.