Two years ago, Stacey Abrams became a household name when she ran for governor of Georgia against Brian Kemp, then secretary of state. Though her votes came in short, she refused to concede – citing widespread voter suppression in a state where the election was run by the opponent himself.

In 2020, she is still not the governor. But in some ways, Abrams never lost.

Though it is poised for a recount, Georgia surprised America and the world when – on the basis of the first count –the Democrats outpolled the Republicans last week. If the result survives the recount then Joe Biden will become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia in 28 years.

He could not have done it without Stacey Abrams.

"It's very difficult to do this city by city... state by state. What's been lacking is a national plan. We have to get control of the pandemic."

 

NEW YORK (November 7, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

“You know what, they don't have enough voter suppression tactics to stop this movement.”

Dr. Bernard E. Anderson

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League

The October Jobs Report released this week shows the economy is bouncing back strongly as businesses reopened across the country, but recent employment gains will be unsustainable without additional federal stimulus to bolster household income.

Consumer spending that was boosted by the CARES Act drove the numbers. The unemployment compensation programs that drove the spending expired in late July, reducing household income.

Pride St. Louis and The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) have entered into a strategic partnership that provides much needed food supplies to the St. Louis LGBTQIA community. This agreement brings together two nonprofit organizations that serve their respective communities with programs and events that empowers and educates its members.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic many members of the St. Louis LGBTQIA community have either had a significant decrease of their income or have lost their jobs creating a struggle for even the basic needs of food.

In their effort to help people permanently get off the streets, the Urban League of Portland (Portland, OR) has opened a new motel-based shelter.

The Jamii Program started earlier this month at the Palms Motel on North Interstate Avenue.

Not only does it offer a safe and socially-distant shelter for African Americans, but those in the program are matched with services designed for their needs, which helps them stay off the streets.

The program lasts 18 to 24 months. During that time those at the motel will receive meals, health care, and help developing a plan toward permanent housing.

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Almost a dozen of Philadelphia’s Black civic, religious, business and political leaders gathered on a Zoom call Friday afternoon in response to the economic impact of looting and rioting following the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.

Congressman Dwight Evans lead the discussion with state Sen. Vincent Hughes, Urban League of Philadelphia CEO Andrea Custis, Urban Affairs Coalition CEO Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Black Clergy of Philadelphia President the Rev. Robert Collier, African American Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Steven Bradley and others.

Custis stressed the importance and the economic impact of cities like Philadelphia: “Urban cities are jewels. And yet, we are not treated as such. We are the economic drivers for this nation.”