HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) – Leaders of the National Urban League gathered today with city, state, and federal elected officials and economic development partners for a Topping Off Celebration to mark the progress of the Urban Empowerment Center, the League’s future headquarters in Harlem.

The event took place on the building’s  Fourth Floor, which will house the Urban Civil Rights Museum, New York’s first museum dedicated to civil rights.

WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2022) – The nation’s top civil rights leaders, reproductive rights and justice organizations met with Vice President Kamala Harris today to discuss the harmful impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the ongoing threat to our democracy.

21 years later. This weekend, we honor the almost 3,000 lives lost in the 9/11 attacks that changed our nation forever. We will #NeverForget. | Representation matters. Read more on the legacy of Bernard Shaw, a trailblazing news anchor who inspired an entire generation of Black journalists. | Ready for a boost? Revamped COVID-19 boosters are coming to town to fight back against Omicron subvariants. Read more. | Your vote matters. Save the date and get ready to celebrate the third annual National Black Voter Day with us! Learn more.

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

National Urban League Appoints Nationally Renowned Historian and Curator Jennifer Scott to Direct New York's First Civil Rights Museum

NEW YORK (September 6, 2022) — The National Urban League has named anthropologist, museum leader, author, curator, and public historian Jennifer Scott to head the Urban Civil Rights Museum, New York’s first museum dedicated to civil rights and one of the first in the nation to focus on the history of civil rights in the North. She will serve as the new museum's founding Executive Director and Chief Curator