Schnuck Markets, Inc. and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) announced that Schnucks customers and the company donated a total of $200,000 to support the Urban League through a recent “Round Up at the Register” campaign to celebrate Black History Month in February.

The campaign, originally scheduled to run Wednesday, February 3 - Tuesday, February 16, was extended through February 21.

Schnucks customers had the option at checkout to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar with 100 percent of donations in the St. Louis area supporting the non-profit organization’s "Save Our Sons" program, and Round Ups in Schnucks stores in other markets supporting the National Urban League.

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We Must Heed the Lessons of History to End the Current Crisis

by Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D.

Please join the National Urban League, the Jordan family and others whose lives have been touched as we gather virtually to honor his memory.  The memorial service will stream live below beginning at 11:00AM ET March 9th.  

Below is the schedule of events:

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 1 in the House of Representatives: 

“We have watched in dismay as state lawmakers around the country responded to record turnout among voters of color with aggressive, racially-motivated restrictions on voting.  The House of Representatives admirably stood against this anti-democracy movement last night by passing a sweeping expansion of voting rights contained in the For the People Act. Now the Senate must do the same.

NEW YORK (March 4, 2021) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the House of Representatives:

NEW YORK (March 2, 2021) –  National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the passing of his predecessor, Vernon Jordan:

“The nation has lost one of its greatest champions of racial and economic justice.  He was a transformational leader who brought the movement into a new era.  He was a personal mentor and dear friend. His passing leaves a tremendous void that can never be filled.

The Indianapolis Urban League (Indianapolis, IN) opened Thursday (February 25th) for it’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

One of the important parts of making the Indianapolis Urban League a vaccine location centered around accessibility. For many who live around the historic Black community along Indiana Avenue, transportation sometimes can be a problem. 

Getting to the Indianapolis Urban League is a two-block walk for Sunshine Rucker.

“Which makes it really nice. Well then you don’t have to worry about catching three or four buses or Uber or whatever,” said Rucker. 

She came to get her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. But Rucker said having an agency willing to bring services to the community was something she had to take advantage of.

“I hope others will take advantage of this because this is something that we can all do and we can just help to make things better,” she said.