Affiliate News

Our news tells the story of affiliate work in the community, highlights the contributions of our affiliate network and elevates our programs, and partnerships.

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National Urban League
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 - 9:49am

Urban League Event Provides Meals and Resources

The Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville. TN) teamed up with Amazon, the Mayor John Cooper's office, Insurance Boys BBQ, and Mt. Zion Baptist in Antioch on Saturday to provide 500 meals in Nashville.

The Urban League also helped people register to vote and they got people to fill out the 2020 census.

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National Urban League
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 9:01am

Urban League of Palm Beach County Driving Voters to Polling Locations

James Sylvester says he's ready to cast his ballot during early voting. We are voting to help communities get better." He won't have to drive to a polling location. Instead he's getting a free ride to vote.

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National Urban League
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 9:01am

Milwaukee, Kenosha Communities Take to the Streets to Get People to the Polls

Election Day is nearly one week away and on Saturday across Southeastern Wisconsin, communities were taking every opportunity to get more voters on board and to the polls early.

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National Urban League
Mon, 17 Aug 2020 - 1:41pm

Urban League Host 20th Drive Through Weekend Distribution

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) hosted another food drive for families in need.

At least 4,000 families were helped on Saturday. 

Saturday marked the 20th weekend distribution put on by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

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National Urban League
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 9:03am

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National Urban League
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 - 9:49am

OKC Thunder Teams Up with Urban League for Final Registration Drive

Depending on which entrance drivers used to enter the roundabout driveway to the Urban League on Sunday afternoon, they were greeted with either the rat-a-tat of the Thunder Drummers or the thumping bass of a Perry Broadcasting DJ booth.

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National Urban League
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 4:04pm

National Urban League, BET launch National Black Voter Day

BET and the National Urban League on Friday rolled out National Black Voter Day, an initiative focused on getting Black Americans registered to vote ahead of November.

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National Urban League
Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 10:22am

'Small Unites' National Initiative to Boost Minority Owned Businesses

Small Unites, a national initiative to provide immediate support for American small businesses facing immense economic challenges, launches today.

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National Urban League
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 4:04pm

Food Lion Donates $500,000 to Support Racial Equality and Justice

Food Lion Donates $500,000 to Support Racial Equality and Justice

Funding Earmarked to Support Programming of Long-Standing Community Partners

Food Lion announced today that it has selected several longstanding community partners to receive additional funding to support their work to address racial equality and justice.

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National Urban League
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 4:03pm

‘Retired’ McDuffie Never Quitting the Fight for Equality

It’s a good bet the knife-carrying suspect and his buddy who challenged racial justice protesters outside a Hertel Avenue bar never attended the Buffalo Urban League’s (Buffalo, NY) annual gala.

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