ST. LOUIS (Jan. 23, 2023) – To honor the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) partnered with the St. Louis Area Foodbank to give out food to needy families.

President and CEO of the Urban League, Michael McMillan, said, “This, so we can live the type of dream that Dr. King would have wanted us with helping our neighbors in need.”

Over 2,000 families received eggs, canned goods, meat, dairy, toiletries, and various other items at the event.

CHATTANOOGA (Jan. 23, 2023) – In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Urban League of Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN) hosted their Youth Symposium at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

The event, in its third year, seeks to highlight youth leaders as part of the Urban League’s National Achievers Society.

There were students from nine different area schools, also helped plan and host the event.

The students participated in a debate covering economic, racial, and environmental justice issues after hearing of all of Dr. King’s accomplishments.  

NEW YORK (January 23, 2023) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the latest mass shooting targeting Chinese Americans in Monterey Park, California:

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