National Urban League Mourns the Loss of Kobe Bryant and Daughter

The National Urban League joins the nation in mourning the tragic death of international)al sports legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

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Rochester School District Awarded $136k in State Funding for After School Programs

The Rochester City School District (RCSD) will receive $136,000 in state funding through the $10 million Empire State After School Program Award.

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Urban League Opens Digital Learning Lab in time for Census 2020

Applying for a job or for school, doing homework or making sure you’re counted in the upcoming census is difficult, if not impossible, with no internet access.

And in low-income neighborhoods, only 40% of residents have reliable internet access.

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Peoria-Area Grantees Announced after $8.6M Settlement with Energy Company

Following a multi-million dollar settlement with the owner of the E.D. Edwards coal plant, Peoria-area organizations met today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to celebrate the grants being awarded as part of the settlement process.

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Lightfoot Brings Message for Vibrant, Healthy Stark County

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Massillon native, will return to Stark County on Saturday to address the Urban League fundraiser.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Stark County Urban League (Canton, OH) Black and White dinner Saturday night at the Metropolitan Event Center in Canton.

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Urban League Honors Community Change Makers in Cincy

Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio or ULGSO (Cincinnati, OH) is hosting its 71st luncheon, where it will pay tribute to the community changemakers in Cincinnati.

ULGSO calls them lions.

in Anderson, Rev. Donald Jones, Susan Noonan and Kathy Wade are the 2020 honorees.

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LA Urban League Launch Initiative to Increase Diversity in Hollywood

The Los Angeles Urban League (Los Angeles, CA) aims to increase diversity in Hollywood, both inside and outside the camera.

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UL Construction Career Academy Prepares Students for Jobs in Construction

Los Angeles Urban League’s (Los Angeles, CA) Construction Career Academy (CCA) held its first class of the new year this past week with a full house of diverse men and women of all ages looking to get into a construction trade.  CCA and many other workforce development programs are trying to fill employment gaps as labor shortages continue to pl

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'Save Our Sons' - A Call to Action

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) is issuing a call to action for black men in the community.

The organization held an event Saturday focused on addressing public safety and offering resources for change, it was called the “Calling All Black Men to Action Town Hall Summit.”

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Amid Driver Shortage, Urban League Held Job Fair

The Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY) is working to address a shortage of drivers for Tarc's para-transit service.

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