On the behalf of Liquid Soul and Bleecker Street Media, we want to thank the National Urban League for featuring Brian Banks at your recent national convention. This is a story that the masses need to know and a movie people need to see.

Film Synopsis: The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended. Driven by the same thoughtfulness and focus that propelled him as an athlete, Banks continues to fight to clear his name, ultimately partnering with the California Innocence Project.

Karen Freeman-Wilson has her next role lined up once her term as mayor of Gary ends on Dec. 31.

Freeman-Wilson was named president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League (Chicago, IL), an established organization that has worked for economic, educational and social progress for African Americans. She begins in January.

“Karen Freeman-Wilson has a depth of leadership experience and a demonstrated passion for the issues of equality and social justice that are central to the mission of the Chicago Urban League,” Eric S. Smith, chairman of the Chicago Urban League board, said in a statement announcing Freeman-Wilson’s appointment. “We are confident that she will be a strong, visionary leader who will continue to advance the organization’s excellent work toward serving the needs of African-American communities and advocating for equity.”

The U.S. 2020 census will determine each state’s representation in Congress, and how more than $675 billion in federal funding would be distributed across the country.

As the federal government prepares for the spring survey, community groups in West Michigan are pushing the public for greater participation and hoping to see more resources allocated to their communities as a result.

“Neighbors are counted so that we can get funds to our neighborhood. If those neighbors aren’t counted, we can’t get those funds coming back into our neighborhood because they don’t know these people are here,” Monica Hall said. “It's like if there's a hundred people in the community and only 10 answer, we're only going to have resources for 10 people.”

African-American architect who made his name designing homes for the stars donated his star-shaped design for the hospital founded by his friend Danny Thomas.

He styled a Mid-Century Modern bachelor’s abode for Frank Sinatra that enthralled a national audience during a televised tour. For Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, he designed a Palm Springs weekend home that epitomized sleek, glass-walled elegance.

But Paul Revere Williams had something simpler, more functional in mind when he drew up plans for the original St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

For this project, the so-called architect to the stars sketched a star.

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In a move that will benefit millions of low-income people, Comcast is expanding a program that offers low-cost Internet. See how it works. 

CINCINNATI, OHIO ­– August 13, 2019 ­– Earlier this year, the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio (ULGSO) announced that long-time Urban League President and CEO Donna Jones Baker would retire; the organization appointed Ms. Chara Fisher Jackson, Executive Director of ULGSO as Interim President & CEO; the organization also immediately formed a search committee for a permanent President & CEO.  After an exhaustive national search and careful consideration of a number of highly qualified candidates, ULGSO today announced Eddie L. Koen as its new President and CEO.

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Urban League has appointed accomplished leader Karen Freeman-Wilson as the organization’s next President and CEO. Freeman-Wilson, who currently serves as the mayor of Gary, Indiana, will assume the role after completion of her term in office.