It is a private, non-profit, consumer advocacy organization, established to address issues of poverty, neglect, and exploitation confronting poor and low-income citizens in New York City's Harlem community.

[5] Her work focused on issues such as deceptive advertising, predatory lending, and unfair business practices that disproportionately affected African Americans and other minorities.

In 1962, she participated in a congressional hearing held by Adam Clayton Powell Jr., which probed discriminatory union policies and practices towards African Americans and Latinos.

[6] It is noted that after the congressional hearings, Rice was blacklisted and marginalized by the garment industry, which prompted her to start the Harlem Consumer Education Council in the 1960s.

[10] One of her biggest victories was against the New York State Public Service Commission, which was forced to stop charging low-income residents pre-installation fees.

[11] Rice was known for her educational efforts, conducting workshops, seminars, and public speaking engagements to raise awareness about consumer rights and economic issues.

Correspondence between them can be found in Harvard University's Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.

In 1998 the outspoken Rice and other community activists in New York City challenged Reverend Calvin Butts' endorsement of George Pataki for governor.

"With this bill, landlords will no longer be allowed to evict our senior citizens without recourse," Barron told a group of supporters gathered at the steps of City Hall.

This campaign lasted six months, when every year from April to October efforts were made to address issues that relate to senior citizens.

[4] Even in her later years, Rice remained active in her advocacy work, continuing to inspire new generations of activists and community leaders.