Hank Aaron's Grace, Dignity, And Pursuit of Excellence Are An Inspiration For All
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the passing of baseball legend and civil rights icon Hank Aaron.
President Biden And Vice President Harris Face Historic Challenges Of Pandemic, Racial Justice
“A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer."
ReMarcs Newsletter - January 16, 2021
Historical firsts. 45 has officially become the first U.S. President to be impeached twice. Hear from civil rights leaders who rallied around this decision. | We want results. Marc Morial + other civil rights leaders met this week for an emergency hearing against Trumpism and White Supremacy. Read more. | Save the date. On January 26th, learn how the new COVID-19 related tax and accounting changes will impact your small business. Register today. | We Can All Lead. How do you identify your role as a community leader? Join NYULYP for a virtual session on January 19th to learn more.
Capitol Insurrection Reveals “Cancer” Of Racism Within The Law Enforcement Establishment
"The Capitol coup is the mirror we needed to overcome our warped sense of American exceptionalism."
National Urban League's Advocacy Leads to Wider Availability of Paycheck Protection Funds
NEW YORK (January 13, 2021) – Expanded aid to minority-owned small businesses, including set-asides and early access for minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions, is the result of “unrelenting pressure,”
Loyola University Starting New Institute for Racial Justice
Loyola University has started a new program focusing on racism and racial disparities in society.
"What we are going to do moving forward is center race and all of our work in ways that haven't been done before," said Malik Henfield, founding Dean of the Loyola University Chicago Institute for Racial Justice.
The program will use an interdisciplinary approach to research and try to develop solutions for racial inequities that exist not only in the criminal justice system but also in education, public health and public housing. A key component is their approach to the community.
"What we're really trying to do is figure out how can we combine our research ideas with the practical lives of Chicago and its citizens, and come together in a unified way to really disrupt the current system," Henfield said.
The Chicago Urban League (Chicago, IL) is one of Loyola's many community partners.
New Project Aims to Help ‘Forgotten’ Funeral Workers Amid Pandemic
Hundreds of funeral workers across Middle Tennessee are getting a special thank you for the work they’ve put in amid COVID-19.
It’s all part of a new project, celebrating what organizers are calling the unsung heroes of the pandemic.
Now, a coalition of Greater Nashville Community Pastors is partnering with the Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN) and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital to make sure the efforts of funeral home workers don’t go unnoticed.
“There was one group, that in my opinion, has been an unsung hero throughout this entire pandemic, said First Baptist Church Murfreesboro Pastor James McCarroll. “While others were able to remain at safe distances, those who work in the funeral home and crematory industry have born the responsibly of dealing directly with the bodies of those that have been lost and the families of those who have lost their loved ones in the crisis.”