Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“The basis of democracy is the right to vote. And that’s what I’ve been doing ever since I’ve been back South to Atlanta. In the last meeting Martin Luther King Jr. had with Harry Belafonte, John Conyers of Michigan, Dick Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and myself, he was talking about, ‘How do we take the energy and vitality of the civil rights movement and move it into politics?’ That was the last order he gave me.” – Former United Nations Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young

On a hot, New Orleans summer day in 1947, Andrew Young was riding his bike along Esplanade Avenue with some other teenagers from the neighborhood when they decided to cool off in the shade of the elm trees nest to Delgado Museum of Art.  They had barely stepped onto the grass when a police officer shook his billy club and shouted, “You little n***ers get out of here!”

LAS VEGAS (March 11, 2022) — In an unprecedented move aimed at recruiting, training, and hiring more women and minorities in the auto retail industry, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and National Urban League (the League) today announced that the two organizations have partnered to create a workforce development initiative. This collaboration marks the first time NADA has teamed up with the League, a historic civil rights organization.

The NADA-National Urban League Workforce Development Plan will promote diversity and inclusion among the next generation of employees, including technicians, at franchised new-car and -truck dealerships through two strategic pilot programs: the Jumpstart! Technician Apprenticeship Program and a Dealership Internship Program.

NEW YORK (March 10, 2022) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today called the 2020 Census undercount of Black, Latino, and American Indian residents “outrageous” and urged the Census Bureau to address the crisis with all due urgency.

The Chicago Urban League has named Jessica R. Harris as its new Chief Development Officer, effective March 2, 2022. Additionally, Calmetta Coleman has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer.

MADISON (WKOW) -- The disparities in homeownership between White, Hispanic, and African-American families across Wisconsin have only gotten worse over the last decade according to a report from the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

The 2014 study that said the Charlotte area had the worst economic mobility among the nation’s largest 50 metro areas has been updated,

 

Date: Wednesday, March 16th, 1 pm EST

Event Description: In our efforts to expand Upskilling and Apprenticeship opportunities for entry into higher skilled and higher paying jobs, the Workforce Division invites you to join us on Wednesday, March 16th from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST for an Energy Jobs Town Hall. Connect with your regional partners and hear from Energy Industry leaders on the myriad opportunities within the sector!

 

Date: Wednesday, March 16th 12pm EST

Sponsored by: Nestlé

 

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) honored twelve black journalists with merit awards.