CHICAGO – There’s been a new addition to the Chicago Urban League’s (Chicago, IL) building on the South Side.

In an event on Wednesday, April 27th, the Chicago Urban League unveiled solar panels that they had installed on the roof of their building, with the addition of a solar car port in their parking lot. It was the largest solar installation project in the history of Chicago.

For Chicago Urban League President and CEO, Karen Freeman-Wilson, this marks an incredible opportunity.

“For business, for workforce development, for sustainability,” she remarked.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2022) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement after Twitter’s announcement of Elon Musk’s purchase of the company:

AUSTIN – The Austin Area Urban League (Austin, TX) is hoping to raise awareness on housing insecurity.

At an Earth Day event at Huston-Tillotson University, the Urban League hosted a panel to discuss homelessness, with representatives from all over the city participating.

The Urban League’s Yasmine Smith said, “While we’re talking about the being good stewards of the earth, let’s look at our neighbors who are directly more impacted by our choices.” She also commented how it’s vital to talk about the difficulties those who face with housing insecurity deal with because of environmental impact.

At the panel, one of those very people who are facing housing insecurity, Luke Curry, commented about the misconceptions about homelessness.