NEW YORK (April 2, 2024) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today commended Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for directing $4 million in Community Development Funds to the Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem, scheduled to open next year in the League’s new headquarters.

“Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have been among the National Urban League’s most valuable allies from the inception of the Urban Empowerment Center complex,” Morial said. “This investment not only helps to create permanent, family-sustaining jobs and transform an underserved community, it will help us tell the often-neglected story of the Civil Rights Movement in the North.”

The allocation will cover the both the final phase of interior construction for the museum as well as the creation of the museum’s exhibits, including media production and installation.

The Urban League of Union County (Elizabeth, NJ) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded more than a third of the $3.9 million funding package secured by Representative Rob Menendez to serve the citizens of Elizabeth, New Jersey. As part of the appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden as part of the final spending package for fiscal year 2024, the organization is set to receive a total contribution of $1.6 million. The funds will be used in the continuing development of the Urban League of Union County's Workforce Project.

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