National Urban League
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 - 4:41pm

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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National Urban League
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 10:25am

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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National Urban League
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 10:03am

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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National Urban League
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 5:30pm

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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National Urban League
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 5:26pm

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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National Urban League
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 5:23pm

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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National Urban League
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 - 2:20pm

Urban League Affiliates Highlighted for Apprenticeship Work at the White House Summit

On Wednesday, the White House will announce that over $40 Billion in American Rescue Plan funds have been committed to strengthening and expanding our workforce.

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National Urban League
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 - 12:59pm

DoorDash And The Urban League Created Financial Empowerment Classes For Dashers (Blavity)

Organization leaders are learning that understanding the needs of their workforce is essential to success in business. One way DoorDash is taking care of home is by working with the National Urban League to provide financial education to dashers — the company’s front-line workforce responsible for making deliveries.

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National Urban League
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 - 9:48am

Brittney Griner’s Supporters Call on Biden to Strike a Deal to Free Her

By Maggie Haberman, New York Times

Dozens of organizations representing people of color, women and L.G.B.T.Q. voters called on President Biden on Wednesday to strike a deal for the release of Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia since February.

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National Urban League
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 - 9:51am

Black Buffalo Determined To Rebuild While Dealing With Grief and Sorrow

The national media has packed up and moved on to the next mass shooting in America. But residents on the Eastside of Buffalo, where 85 percent of the population is Black, are still grieving...

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