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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NEW YORK (April 2, 2025) — As Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking denunciation of the Trump administration concluded in its second day,  the National Urban League offered enthusiastic support for his amplification of the voices of Americans who are being harmed by its extremist agenda.

"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?"

The Urban League of Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and iBridge LLC have unveiled their collaboration, Impacful LLC, a new partnership aimed at delivering technological solutions that empower nonprofit organizations to improve their operations and increase their effectiveness.

This strategic partnership unites the technological expertise of iBridge with the deep understanding of community best practice solutions held by the Urban League of Broward County.

The collaboration aims to equip nonprofits with innovative tools to streamline their processes and better serve their communities. This joint effort builds upon a shared vision to empower the nonprofit sector with resources that foster growth and efficiency.