A job training program for people who want to start a career in “weatherization” has launched in Essex County.

The Urban League of Essex County or ULEC (Newark, NJ) and net.America recently announced the expansion of their partnership to support the U.S. Department of Labor's initiative to broaden access to registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs).

The partnership aims to create equitable opportunities for ULEC clients and surrounding communities across high-demand industries, including cybersecurity, health IT, health care and energy. At least 50 percent of the program participants will come from underrepresented and underserved communities, according to the nonprofit.

In March, the ULEC launched a “weatherization” technician program for people who want to start a career in the industry.

The City of Greenville is honoring the founder and first president of the Urban League of the Upstate (Greenville, SC) with a new street name.

Senator Theo Mitchell is an attorney and former lawmaker who established the Greenville chapter of the National Urban League in 1972. The community-based program supports strong and stable communities while advocating for economic equality for African Americans.

Mitchell served five terms in the S.C. House of Representatives before he was elected to the Senate. He was also the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1990.

During his time in the Statehouse, he spearheaded legislation to improve the state’s education system and offer homestead exemptions for the elderly.

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"Senator Booker speaks for the American families who fear the loss of access to affordable healthcare, for marginalized communities whose protection from discrimination and violence is being stripped away, for law-abiding immigrants who face deportation, imprisonment, and persecution," National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said. "He speaks for the millions of Americans who are asking, as he asked on the Senate floor, how much more can we endure before we say enough is enough?"