Superintendent Honored by Urban League

Fayette County Public Schools was honored recently by the Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County (Lexington, KY) as the 2019 Community Service Award winner.

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Urban League EOD Celebrates Local Leaders in Diversity

Sold-out 60th annual event honors community activists, philanthropists and corporations

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James H. Buford, Longtime Urban League Leader, Dies At 75

By Chris King, The St. Louis American

James H. Buford, longtime National Urban League leader in St. Louis and nationally, died Friday, Nov. 28 at age 75.

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United Way Announces $395k in Grants for 2020 Census Outreach

Next year, efforts will begin to get people counted in the once-every-10-years census.

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SCORR Probation Program is Winning

When participants in a new Summit County probation program were asked what they’re thankful for during a recent court session, one man answered: “progress.”

“I’m succeeding a lot — and putting the effort in to do it,” said Dwante Hawthorne-Ball, who has been in the SCORR program for two months.

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Urban League Job Center Partnership Works to Fill Jobs, Close Skills Gap

One by one, students gathered in a classroom at a job center on Madison’s southwest side took their turns answering interview questions. Addressing about 20 of their peers, some felt self-conscious and nervously referred to notecards or stumbled over prepared statements.

But they all participated.

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CFUL Awarded Community Grant by Fifth Third Bank

The Central Florida Urban League (Orlando, FL) is proud to be the recipient of Fifth Third Bank's 2019 Strengthening Our Communities grant award in the amount of $50,000. 

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McDuffie to Step Down from Buffalo Urban League in 2020

Brenda McDuffie made a big announcement during the annual Buffalo Urban League Gala (Buffalo, NY) on Saturday night.

The organization's president and CEO announced that she is stepping down in 2020. She plans to still be involved.

The gala is one of the largest fundraising affairs in Western New York.

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Van Jones Calls for Criminal Justice Reform at Urban League Luncheon

Because of the Urban League, “a miracle is happening in the United States of America on the most pervasive issue holding back our progress,” CNN political contributor Jones told the crowd who attended the Urban League of Philadelphia’s (Philadelphia, PA) annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Empowerment Luncheon.

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Milwaukee Urban League Offers Free Drivers Ed Courses

The Milwaukee Urban League (Milwaukee, WI) is looking to help at least 303 people get their driver's license, free of charge.

It’s all through a program they’ve been operating for more than 20 years. Now, they’re pushing harder to get more people into the courses than ever before.

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