MIT to Donate to Four Nonprofits Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse

MIT has selected four nonprofits that serve survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation to receive gifts totaling $850,000.

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Black Communities Are Making a Difference in the Fight Against AIDS

“The fact that there’s a conversation that occurs on an annual basis on World AIDS Day is significant. The fact that the President of the United States, on an annual basis, now, comments and discusses AIDS, keeps it on the agenda."

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Louisville Urban League Touts Year of Successes

The Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY) released its annual Impact Report on Friday (December 6th).

Sadiqa Reynolds, President and CEO of the Louisville Urban League, discussed the organization's major successes during a luncheon at the Omni Hotel.

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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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