Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“In short, Putin and much of the Russian population that supports him are pretty much like white folks in the South who are still pissed that the Confederacy lost the Civil War. Ever since the Confederacy fell, the South has been trying to suppress Black voters from gaining political power while their economies remain in the toilet because they haven’t thought of better ways to create income since negroes ain’t picking their cotton anymore. That’s Russia in a nutshell, folks.” -- Terrell J. Starr

Though we are separated by five thousand miles and the barriers of different languages and cultures, Black Americans share a deep and significant bond with the people of Ukraine.  As defenders of democracy, we are united against a common enemy: Vladmir Putin.

PEORIA, IL – The Tri-County Urban League (Peoria, IL) has been working to empower women entrepreneurs for Women’s History Month.

The six-week “Women’s Empowerment Program,” focuses on workforce readiness, teaching women the tools for success. With this program, women will learn tools such as budgeting and writing a successful resume. Tools that are necessary for the women in the area.

“When we look at the poverty numbers in Peoria, African American women are amongst the poorest people in the entire city,” said President and CEO of the Urban League, Dawn Harris Jeffries.

Date: Wednesday, March 30th 12pm EST

Event Description: To close out Women’s History Month we are having a discussion about building the blueprint for legacy through business and community with two millennial Black women, entrepreneur, Lauren Miller and actor, writer & producer, X Mayo.   In this session you will learn what it means to leave a legacy, why it’s important, determining what your legacy should be and much more!

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2022) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today said passage of the CROWN Act is a long overdue recognition of the injustice inflicted by racially-biased grooming codes in the workplace.

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