1960s

1961:

• Elected as Democratic Committee woman, belongs to several civic organizations and is considered to be a prominent civic and community leader in greater Miami.

1964:

• Blanche visits the Hague with forty other black women to protest with the NATO Women’s Peace Force.

1968:

• Founds Afram House, the first major Black-owned and operated mail-order cosmetics brand. The company specialized in cosmetics and hair preparations for black clientelle.