Lorain County Urban League Receives Advocate of the Year Award
The Lorain County Urban League (Elyria, OH) will receive an Advocate of the Year Award from the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities.
January Jobs Number Shows The Economy Is Still At Risk
Marc Morial, The National Urban League CEO and former mayor of New Orleans, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss his reaction to the January jobs report and what it says about the state of the economy. To watch the interview Click Here.
ReMarcs Newsletter - February 6, 2021
Then, now, and still to come. Join us as we celebrate the historic and ongoing moments and achievements that sustain Black America. | Our vote matters! The Black vote has been suppressed long enough. Read more about how we can take back our power. | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. Check out the virtual session on February 11th to learn skills to take your business to the next level. | Tune in Tuesday! Together, we have the power to Inspire Change within our communities. Watch live and be part of the conversation. | New jobs report. Dr. Bernard Anderson, our Chief Economics Advisor, shares an in-depth look at the state of the economy. Here’s what the numbers tell us
Stagnating Economy Headed Into Double-Digit Recession Without Federal Aid
by Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D.
Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League, and Whitney M Young, Jr. Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Urban Leaguers Will be "Fans in the Stands" As Part of Nationwide Partnership with NFL's Inspire Change Initiative
When Urban League staffers and program participants tune into Super Bowl LV on Sunday, they’ll be looking for more than spectacular plays and creative commercials: they’ll be scanning the stadium crowd in search of their own faces.
The Fight Against Racially-Motivated Voter Suppression Continues
"There are some politicians that are very concerned about the historic turnout that we saw in the 2020 election
National Urban League Young Professionals Join Week February 7th - 14th
Every movement has been driven by young people and we are at an inflection point in our nation's history.
National Urban League Joins Coalition in Sending Letter on Assessments to Dr. Miguel Cardona
On behalf of the undersigned civil rights, social justice, disability rights, and education advocacy organizations, we would like to congratulate you on your nomination as U.S. Secretary of Education.
New Jersey Addresses Inequities That Fueled Coronavirus Spread
By Jarrad Henderson, USA TodayNew Jersey leaders try to address the inequities that allowed COVID-19 to hit parts of Essex County harder than communities that have more whites.
The arc of Timuel Black Jr.’s life is long, covering most of the 20th century and all we've seen of the 21st. Along the way, the 102-year-old labor organizer, educator, author and freedom fighter has witnessed pivotal events in American and African American history.
As an infant, he survived the 1918 influenza pandemic. He was part of the Great Migration, which brought his family north from Alabama to Chicago. As an Army soldier in World War II, he battled both Hitler abroad and segregation at home. During the civil rights movement, he led a contingent to the 1963 March on Washington.
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Operation Fresh Start Sets Students on Career Path
About a quarter of participants in Operation Fresh Start end up with a career in the trades after learning construction skills in a program that also leads to a high school diploma.
The rest use the experience to take other career directions.
Operation Fresh Start serves disconnected, low-income young people ages 16 to 24 in Dane County and guides them toward self-sufficiency through mentoring, education and employment training. Operation Fresh Start graduates earn their high school diploma and driver’s license and go on to continue their education or find self-sustaining employment.
About 75 percent of Operation Fresh Start students are people of color.
David Wright, 17, said he is one of the program participants who plans to continue in construction.
“I was never big on sitting in a classroom all day and looking at a board,” he said. “This job fits perfectly into what I want to go into.”