Volkswagen Group of America and the Urban League Announce Future Leaders in Mobility Program

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) and the Greater Washington Urban League or GWUL (Washington, DC) announced the new “Future Leaders in Mobility Program,” set to run from August 16, 2021 through August 20, 2021.

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HiTouch Invests $10K in Urban League of Middle Tennessee for its 53rd Anniversary

HiTouch Business Services is investing $10,000 into The Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN) as the historic civil rights organization celebrates its 53rd Anniversary.

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Kansas City Vaccination Center Focuses on Postal Workers

A thousand postal workers are expected to get vaccinated during the next few weeks, thanks to a partnership between the Urban League of Greater Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) and Samuel Rodgers Health Center.

Organizers said keeping the mail coming starts with protecting those who deliver it.

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Wells Fargo Launches Banking Inclusion Initiative

Wells Fargo today announced the Banking Inclusion Initiative, a 10-year commitment to help unbanked individuals gain access to affordable, mainstream, digitally-enabled transactional accounts

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Urban League to Start New Session of Executive Education Program for Small Business Owners

The Memphis Urban League (Memphis, TN) is beginning another session of NextLevel, a business development program offered in conjunction with the Tennessee Urban League Affiliates, Tennessee Valley Authority and Interise.

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Schnucks Customers, Company, Donate $200,000 to Support the Urban League

Schnuck Markets, Inc. and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) announced that Schnucks customers and the company donated a total of $200,000 to support the Urban League through a recent “Round Up at the Register” campaign to celebrate Black History Month in February.

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Confirmation of Assistant General Vanita Gupta Brings Independence and Integrity to Department of Justice

The National Urban League President Marc H. Morial issued the following statement following the confirmation of Vanita Gupta to be Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice:

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Urban League's New President Looks to Build Upon Chapter's Mission

Candy Johnson grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she thought she would always live and one day become mayor.

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Urban League of Springfield Partners with Babson College to Advance Black, Women-Owned Businesses

Whether it’s counseling Black college students struggling with their mental health, providing a safe home for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, producing organic skin care products or creating elaborate balloon displays, the Springfield women participating in Babson College’s Black Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program are looki

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NYS to Expand Vaccination Network to Sites Designed to Serve 65-plus Population

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday (February 26) announced the state will partner with local health departments to include vaccination sites for the 65-plus population across New York.

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