MADISON (Oct. 24, 2022) – The Urban League of Greater Madison (Madison, WI) has received a whopping $500,000 for their Black Business Hub.

On October 4th, the Farwell Foundation announced the $500,000 donation to support the Urban League’s Black Business Hub project. In their announcement, Cheryl Rosen Weston, who fueled the donation, said, “we firmly believe in our duty to make this world, and more specifically, Madison, a better place. We do this by committing to support, love, honor, and respect all members of our community.”

She continued, “We are delighted to partner with the Urban League of Greater Madison in the development of the Black Business Hub, and we believe in its enormous potential to effect positive change for Madison’s Black community.”

ELYRIA (Oct. 24, 2022) – The Lorain County Urban League (Elyria, OH) held its first ever Fall Family Fun Fair on Saturday, Oct. 22nd.

The fair had a bit of a twist – the Urban League featured the Matrix Mobile Health Clinic to provide free COVID-19 boosters, as well as other health screenings.

The Urban League’s Education and Youth Development Coordinator Achilles Morales said, “As it’s getting closer to wintertime and with flu season and projected COVID cases on the horizon, we wanted to partner with the state health department to offer free health screenings and boosters for the community.”

This event was a step in the nationwide All In campaign, which seeks to bring more vaccinations and vaccine awareness to minority communities.

GARY (Oct. 24, 2022) – On Tuesday, Oct. 18th, the Urban League of Northwest Indiana (Gary, IN) held its annual scholarship fair at Indiana University Northwest. Students from all over came to the event to show them that a college education is more than possible.

One of the ways that this event stands out from other college fairs is the many workshops that were available for students. Workshops on financial aid and scholarships helped them visualize a future that included a college education. For many students, this was the very first step in their college search.

But learning about scholarships wasn’t the only thing that happened at the event – many students left the event with awarded scholarships in their hands.

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Memphis (Oct. 17, 2022) – The Memphis affiliate of the Tennessee Urban League Affiliates (TULA) announced October 13, 20222, that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has awarded a $3 million grant to support and grow statewide business development programs for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous People of Color) business development initiatives - to enhance business sustainability and growth over the next three years.  The money will fund TULA’s workforce readiness training centers, information technology, entrepreneurship, and executive leadership programs across the state.

Birmingham (Oct. 17, 2022) – On Wednesday, Oct. 12th, the Birmingham Urban League (Birmingham, AL) kicked off the 100 Days of Non-Violence campaign at a local high school.

The initiative is meant to address violence among teens and young adults. This year, organizers have introduced gang violence into the conversation. Many of the instances of violence in schools are because of gangs, teens say.

According to police, murder rates have increased by 36% compared to this time last year.