Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“These men were Hollywood stars and yet here they were risking their lives for freedom, democracy and the least of their people in the lynchingest state in the nation. This is what I am thinking of today as we mark Sidney Poitier’s passing. This is legacy.” – Nikole Hannah-Jones

The year was 1964, and Mississippi was a cauldron of white supremacist terrorism. A year earlier, civil rights activist Medgar Evers had been shot and killed outside his own home by White Citizens Council member Byron De La Beckwith. The FBI had just discovered the battered bodies of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, six weeks after they disappeared. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee desperately needed funds to continue the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project, better known as Freedom Summer.

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During a surge of COVID-19 cases, the city of Cincinnati will open testing sites to six new locations, the Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio being amongst them.

Cincinnati has reported an incredible 999 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Earlier in the week, city health officials have said that cases were doubling every three days.

The Urban League of Pittsburgh will receive $6,000 after donations from Pittsburgh offensive linesman Trai Turner and Kevin Dotson, and a matching contribution from the team, the Steelers announced.

The donation was part of the team’s Social Justice Fund 2021, which was created to support community efforts, with players making donations and the team matching them.

St. Louis' The Pageant and Kranzberg Theatre can now add "COVID-19 Testing Site" to their impressive resumes. 

The National Urban League Emerging Leaders Program is a competitive professional development opportunity for mid-level managers and those aspiring to senior or CEO level positions. The program provides a unique chance to develop analytical and critical leadership skills for those interested in senior staff roles or strategic governance roles in the non-profit sector. 

Participants in the program will attend a series of virtual and in person sessions over a multi-month period. These sessions will expose participants to the League’s Leadership Model competencies and link classroom learning with real-time activities.