The Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) welcomes Robyn Brady Ince as its executive director. She was selected to provide transformational leadership to this nationally prominent initiative that has marshalled more than 40 partners, spanning higher education institutions, for-profit corporations, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based, government, and philanthropic agencies, with a shared focus on the importance of accessing a postsecondary education to pave Newark’s path to equitable growth and racial equity. Ince also will join the faculty of the Department of Urban Education in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University–Newark. 
 
“We’re thrilled to welcome Robyn to lead the NCLC during this period of challenge and opportunity,” said NCLC Advisory Board Chair Jeremy Johnson. “She brings a breadth of experience, a history of collaboration, and a passion for strategic partnerships that will help shape NCLC’s bold future.”

Three days left. We only have a short amount of time left until Election Day. Vote EARLY. Vote NOW. Vote TOGETHER. | Returning citizens. Watch as Desmond Meade joins Marc Morial to discuss the importance of restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated people. | The state of race. Has President Trump truly done more for Black America than any president with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, as he claims? | Election Day handbook. Check out this guide for important reminders, tips and resources to prepare you for voting day. | We’re here to help! If you run into issues voting early or on Election Day, call 866-OUR-VOTE immediately and a trained team of lawyers will assist you.

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“In short, Trump has left African Americans in the deepest hole with the shortest rope.”—Rev. Jesse Jackson.

As a non-partisan organization, the National Urban League does not endorse political candidates or encourage voters to choose one candidate over another. As a historic civil rights organization devoted to economic and social justice for African Americans, we have an obligation to combat racism, discrimination, racially-motivated violence and disinformation targeting Black Americans. Racial justice and the status of African Americans has been central to our mission since our founding. As such, we have a duty to evaluate the effect of federal policies on Black communities.

According to fact-checkers in the media, President Trump has made nearly 23,000 false or misleading claims over the course of his presidency.

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” on the grounds that it violates the guarantees of Free Speech, Equal Protection, and Due Process – fundamental rights secured in the United States Constitution.

Celebrate with us on October 24th at 7:00 PM ET for a free global live-stream celebrating Black business and entrepreneurship.

Originally Published: October 27, 2020 Pepsi has announced that The National Urban League is launching the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program which is expected to boost approximately 500 Black-owned businesses over the next five years.

The PepsiCo Foundation is providing a $10 million grant to fund the program. The money will provide current and aspiring Black restaurateurs with access to the necessary capital, training, mentorship, and other services that are needed to run a successful business.

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James Sylvester says he's ready to cast his ballot during early voting. We are voting to help communities get better." He won't have to drive to a polling location. Instead he's getting a free ride to vote.

Since October 19, the Urban League of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, FL) has several buses driving through neighborhoods for eight hours a day.

They're driving voters to a nearby polling location.

Latoya Stevenson greets voters on the West Palm Beach bus. "We go up and down Australian, 45th street, the Tamarind area so we take those voters in the Downtown West Palm Beach area to the polls. She says it's important for people to vote. "It's extremely important, it's a way for us to communicate and share our voice with those who are in office."

There's also a bus driving voters in other cities.