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National Urban League Closes on $3 Million Commitment From Charter

The National Urban League said it has closed on a $3 million commitment from Charter Communications, funds that will go toward the organization's small business lending arm, the Urban Empowerment Fund.

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Here and Now: Autism awareness and Helping Those Hit Hard by the Pandemic

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this episode of Here and Now, we are discussing the impact of delayed diagnosis and services for children of color on the Autism spectrum and one family's mission to change it.

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Meijer Announces $1M Donation to Urban League Chapters, Including Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Meijer announced Monday, April 5, it's investing $1 million in 19 Urban League chapters across the Midwest, including the Milwaukee Urban League and the Urban League of Racine and Kenosha. 

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January Jobs Number Shows The Economy Is Still At Risk

Marc Morial, The National Urban League CEO and former mayor of New Orleans, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss his reaction to the January jobs report and what it says about the state of the economy. To watch the interview Click Here.

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New Jersey Addresses Inequities That Fueled Coronavirus Spread

By Jarrad Henderson, USA TodayNew Jersey leaders try to address the inequities that allowed COVID-19 to hit parts of Essex County harder than communities that have more whites.

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Police Response To Violent DC Mob Criticized, Compared To Crackdown On BLM Protests

Thousands of people took to the streets last summer to peacefully protest police brutality. Law enforcement often clashed with demonstrators.

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Civil Rights Groups Lay Out Priorities For Biden’s Justice Department

By Nolan D. McCaskill, Politico 

Leaders of several civil rights groups laid out their recommendations on Tuesday for the type of attorney general President-elect Joe Biden should nominate to head the Justice Department.

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Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden to Pick Black Attorney General Nominee

By Elizabeth Crisp, Newsweek

Several prominent civil rights leaders are urging President-elect Joe Biden to nominate a Black person to be his attorney general, citing pressing issues like voting rights, police violence and prison concerns that disproportionately have affected the Black community.

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Nearly 20 Dozen Groups Demand Biden Cancel All Federal Student Debt on Day One by Executive Order

More than 235 nonprofit and community organizations on Wednesday sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, urging them to "use executive authority to cancel federal student debt on day one of their administration."

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Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial says Mayor Cantrell's Strong Stance on Covid Justified

"It's very difficult to do this city by city... state by state. What's been lacking is a national plan. We have to get control of the pandemic."

 

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