NUL in the News

Black Men Say They Feel Ignored By Politicians. A Historic Senate Face-off Between Two Black Men Isn't Helping

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN

AtlantaCNN — 

Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents, governors and senators – and yet those lawmakers have done little to nothing to improve life for him, his family or his community.

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National Urban League Demands EPA Civil Rights Probe of Wallace Grain Terminal Project

The National Urban League and its president and chief executive, former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, have upped their opposition to the proposed $400 million Greenfield Louisiana grain elevator terminal in Wallace...

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Ian McNulty: They Never Gave Up, And Now Vaucresson Sausage Is Back

The juicy, rusty-red, pepper-shot Creole hot sausage that Vance Vaucresson makes by hand goes into lengths of Leidenheimer bread for po-boys...

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Don’t Disrupt Health Care Coverage of Our Most Vulnerable

As a founder of Sacramento Street Medicine, I have provided medical care to hundreds of Sacramento County’s most at-risk residents for years.

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After Viral Arrest Video, Hamilton County Residents Discuss SROs In Schools

By Sam Peña, News Channel 9 

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — After the controversy of a viral video of a Hamilton County SRO arresting an East Ridge High student, community members gathered for a discussion about the place of SROs in schools.

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Louisville Urban League Receives $2M Gift From The Brown family

The gift will allow the organization to pay off all the debt related to the construction of its $53 million sports complex in West Louisville.

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Pittsburgh-Area Food Banks Say Demand Is Soaring

From families completely out of food to exploding call volumes, food banks across the Pittsburgh area are seeing their services taxed in new ways as the summer draws to a close and inflation remains high.

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Knoxville Area Urban League 20th Year of “Shoes for Schools”

KNOXVILLE, TN — As she looked out over the crowd of over 6,000 Knoxville Area Urban Leagues, President/CEO Phyllis Young Nichols joyfully remarked that it was the largest back-to-school effort by the organization in the 20 years since they started giving children school shoes.

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Urban League Back to School Expo is Back

The expo is being held at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis Saturday and is part of a partnership between the Urban League and St. Louis Public School. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and the event goes until 6:00 p.m

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Urban League Launches Inaugural Small Business Advisory Council

The Urban League has announced the launch of its inaugural “Small Business Advisory Council.” The organization established the council as a strategic outreach and “voice of the community” mechanism to support its work in deploying the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program in select cities across Louisiana.

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