WASHINGTON, DC (August 19, 2022) – Today, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, applauded President Biden for answering the call of the National Urban League and its partners to organize a hate crimes summit to address the growing threat of violent extremism, domestic terrorism, and hate-fueled violence in our country.
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ATLANTA—Mayor Andre Dickens announced the City is partnering with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) to create a Youth Development Grant program for local community-based organizations that serve Atlanta students in grades K-12. Mayor Dickens allocated – and City Council approved - $1,000,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Urban League. The funds will support joint efforts to provide students with several meaningful enrichment opportunities, remediate learning loss, increase pathways to opportunity and improve public safety.
The Youth Development Grant is a signature program of the Mayor’s Youth Engagement initiatives.
CHICAGO – The Chicago Urban League (Chicago, IL) is playing a major part in the city’s quest to convert all city facilities and operations to renewable energy by 2025.
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with the city’s Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) visited the Urban League to announce the agreement. The agreement is with Constellation, in collaboration with Swift Current Energy.
The solar project will be named Double Black Diamond Solar, and will be one of the largest solar projects in Illinois.
The agreement has several key important workforce development and equity commitments, which is where the Urban League comes in.
CHARLOTTE – The Urban League of Central Carolinas (Charlotte, NC), in a effort to expand their services to the community, has opened a new building in east Charlotte.
On Wednesday, August 10th, the Urban League had a grand opening for their new Digital Innovation Center, located at the East Town Market. The center was built to provide job training by giving certification courses and monthly training sessions.
“Our goal with this new office was to be able to offer the same services to east Charlotte residents,” said Urban League President and CEO Teddy McDaniel.
