Originally Published: May 9, 2022 NEW ORLEANS – A joint initiative between the National Urban League (NUL) and the PepsiCo Foundation just celebrated a huge milestone on its way to complete its mission.

On Monday, May 2nd, the Black Restaurant Accelerator (BRA), celebrated its first 100 grant recipients with the soft opening of a new restaurant, the Vaucresson Creole Café and Deli, in New Orleans. Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, (as well as former New Orleans mayor) was there to commemorate the event and to speak about the import of Black-owned businesses.

Moms, we adore you! This Mother’s Day is dedicated to all of the moms + mother figures whose guidance and love help to sustain our communities. | 100 Black restaurants supported! See how we celebrated a big milestone of the Black Restaurant Accelerator program with our partner PepsiCo. | Still not vaxxed? As cases begin to rise, it’s time to take the pledge to become #AllInAgainstCOVID and get vaxxed + boosted. Learn more. | Ready to level up your biz? Register now for the Small Business Capitol Hill Summit for tips on securing small business contracts + much more. |. We’re back + virtual! The 2022 Legislative Policy Conference is back this June. Save the date to sit at the roundtable with policy influencers. | Let’s talk personal branding! Tap into our free webinar on Wednesday to learn tips + tricks on how to leverage personal branding trends. Register now. | New jobs report. Dr. Bernard Anderson, our Chief Economics Adviser, shares an in-depth look at the state of the economy. Here’s what the numbers tell us.

Dr. Bernard E. Anderson
Whitney M Young, Jr. Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League

With 428,000 jobs added in April, the unemployment rate – 3.6% – and the number of unemployed individuals – 5.9 million – continue to inch closer to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels of 3.5% unemployment 5.7 million unemployed individuals.

Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2022) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade:   

“Since Three-fifths Compromise of 1787, which counted enslaved Americans as three-fifths of a person, the Census has been used as a tool to marginalize and oppress communities of color,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial. “With her extensive experience and expertise in research and advocacy, Dr. Iruka will help the National Urban League build on our decades of defending the rights of Black and Brown Americans to be fully represented in public life and have their voices heard.”