“We have to accept that foreign powers seize upon these divisions because they are real..."

New York, NY (October 21, 2020) --  ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the National Urban League today announced the expansion of a partnership between the two venerable civil rights organizations...

NEW YORK (October 21, 2020) -- The National Urban League and Entercom today announced a partnership to advance racial justice and equity in the communities they serve.

PURCHASE, NY, Oct. 20, 2020 -- The National Urban League and PepsiCo joined forces to create the Black Restaurant Accelerator, which will boost approximately 500 Black-owned businesses over the next five years. The PepsiCo Foundation is providing a $10 million grant to fund the program, which will provide current and aspiring Black restaurateurs with access to capital, training, mentorship and other support services that are necessary for business success.

 

NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the revival of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “skinny” stimulus plan

Millions of Americans continue to wait for another stimulus check, but those discussions are still up in the air. However, one local organization is stepping up. The Knoxville Area Urban League (Knoxville, TN) is looking for eligible families to give money to.

Funds to help with mortgage, rent and utilities are available for residents in Knox, Sevier, Anderson, Jefferson and Blount counties. This is a grant, so it won’t have to be paid back.

The money comes from the CARES Act passed earlier this year to provide support to communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state set aside $150,000,000 for Tennessee nonprofits to help support to the communities they serve.

There are several criteria you have to meet to qualify, including:

During the height of the protests following the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, the leadership at the Urban League of Rochester  (Rochester, NY) recognized that it was time to act. 

"People were protesting because they wanted their voices heard," said Seanelle Hawkins, President and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester. She holds a doctorate in leadership from St. John Fisher College, and took the reigns of the civil rights organization in June 2019.

They set to work planning its first Interrupt Racism Summit, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21. The virtual event promises to build common language, educate the community and help people understand the work they have to do, Hawkins said.

The 2020 general election is just over two weeks away, but the push to get voters to the polls is not slowing down.

Members of Louisville's Urban League (Louisville, KY), Until Freedom, and the Louisville branch of the NAACP met at Petersburg Park on Saturday to encourage Newburg residents to get out and vote.

The event, which kicked off on Tuesday when early voting opened, is called "Protest to Power" and includes a pep rally and caravan to different polling locations. 

The caravan made it's way to the Kentucky Expo Center on Saturday so people who may not have a ride or can't make it during the week could take advantage of early voting.

The Wisconsin Partnership Program announced last week it will award six community health equity initiatives with a total of $6 million in grants over the next five years.

Each year, the program awards the Community Impact Grant to various initiatives that intend to facilitate community-academic partnerships established to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities across the state.

Black Men’s Mental Health and Well-Being

The Rebalanced Life Wellness Association and the Urban League of Greater Madison (Madison, WI) are addressing the mental health of Black men in Southeastern Wisconsin through the Black Men’s Mental Health and Well-Being initiative. This initiative, created by and for Black men, hopes to promote the mental and emotional health of Black men across the region.