Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“As the world goes forward, we cannot start going backwards. African-Americans have come too far and we have too far yet to go to take a detour into the swamp of hatred. We, as a people who have suffered so much from the hatred of others must not now show tolerance for any movement or any philosophy that has as its core the hatred of Jews or the hatred of any other group. Our future lies in the philosophy of love and understanding and caring and building. Not of hating and tearing down. We know that – each and every one of us know that to the depth of our heart – and we must be prepared to stand up for it and speak up for it.” – Gen. Colin Powell, Commencement Address at Howard University, May 14, 1994

Your credit health impacts your financial well-being and ability to achieve long-term financial goals. By regularly checking your credit report and score, and increasing your financial literacy, you will know what areas to focus on to develop a strong credit profile.

Virtual Dinner Hosted by Hill Harper Features Performances by Dazz Band, Kathy Sledge & Loose Ends

Dear Urban Leaguers,

It’s time to register for the 2021 Virtual Whitney M. Young Jr. Urban Leadership Development Conference happening October 25, 2021 – October 28, 2021, where the theme is “Expanding The Movement.”

You can expect dynamic speakers, trainings that will provide insight into the Movement, ways to provide measurable impact, and more!  We are virtual and offering many open sessions that will allow more Urban Leaguers to participate, share experiences and integrate what is learned into everyday workflows and protocols.

This conference is only open to those in The Movement.

To register, click here

The Urban League of Greater Madison (Madison, WI), the Milwaukee Urban League (Milwaukee, WI), and the Urban League of Racine & Kenosha (Racine, WI) came together to create Believe It, a dynamic video series that dispels common vaccine myths by telling stories of “converted skeptics” – individuals who were initially reluctant to get the vaccine, but eventually changed their minds.

To watch the full video series, click here

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National Urban League Calls for Congressional Hearings to
Document and Eliminate Flaws and Corruption

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“White-nationalist groups decrying “white genocide” and fearing demographic shifts, anti-immigrant populism, the long reach of old Jim Crow, and plain-old backroom political strategizing all come together here, at the unlikely nexus of the Census. Because the Census, at its core, is the key to democracy. If the Constitution gives power to the people, then the Census is the main mechanism to measure that power. That also makes it an incredibly useful weapon, one with the power to warp democracy in the right—or wrong—hands.” – Vann R. Newkirk II

A historic undercount of Black Americans in the 2020 Census could rob Black communities of billions of dollars in federal funding and the equivalent of almost three seats in the House of Representatives.