Don't Miss the Gems
Check out the new State of Black Business report from the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity, a partnership with Third Way.
ReMarcs Newsletter - May 4, 2024
Bidenomics is working. Read more about the Biden Administration's progress in successfully reducing the Black unemployment rate + more.| Day of Action. Watch as Marc H. Morial speaks at the Freedom to Learn rally in D.C., urging fellow freedom fighters to push back against anti-woke efforts. | No cost, no worries. The Bridge Access Program has covered you with the most updated COVID-19 vaccine for free. Get yours today. | Take action now. The Affordable Connectivity Program will end this month unless Congress takes steps to fund it. Demand action by sending a letter. | Meet us in New Orleans! Whether you’re a young professional, biz owner, or an advocate of the movement, #NULConf24 has you covered. Register now. | Small Business Month. Discover how our programs empower Black-owned businesses that make invaluable contributions to our communities. | Equality in business. Black female entrepreneurs deserve equal funding opportunities, and Arian Simone is fighting to ensure this happens. Read more. | Don’t miss the gems. Check out the new State of Black Business report from the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity, a partnership with Third Way. | What do the numbers tell us? Check out an in-depth look at the state of the economy from Dr. Bernard E. Anderson, our Chief Economics Adviser.
April Jobs Report: “A New Normal” in the Post-Pandemic World
By Bernard E. Anderson, PhD
Whitney M. Young Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief Economic Advisor, National Urban League
We Can't Afford To Let Anyone Swiftboat Us On Bidenomics
Earlier this year, the National Urban League launched our D3 initiative to Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity, and Defeat Poverty. The initiative to combat poverty emphasizes a comprehensive strategy centered on increasing access and equity across several critical areas, recognizing poverty as a significant national issue that jeopardizes the future prosperity of the United States.
Civil Rights Leaders Champion Freedom to Learn Ahead of National Day of Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2024) – Leaders of the nation’s legacy civil rights organizations today came together to endorse the Freedom to Learn campaign and join Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co-Founder and President of the African American Policy Forum in rejecting the effort to suppress Black history and our nation’s history, roll back more than half a century of hard-won civil rights victories, and undermine the ultimate ideal of this country -- to achieve an inclusive democracy for all.
Donald Payne: Mourning Continues For NJ Congressman With ‘Big Heart’
Donald Payne Jr. took up the mantle of his father, a trailblazing congressman, and carved out a legacy that was "uniquely his own."
No Surprise: U.S. Census Says Black Wealth on National Decline
If the annual National Urban League report (NUL) measured the effectiveness of white supremacy, disinvestment and financial bias toward African American households, these agencies of destruction would receive an astounding grade.
Columbine Could Have Been a Turning Point in Tackling America's Gun Violence. It wasn't.
Twenty-five years later, the gun industry’s greed and elected leaders’ cowardice continue to prevail, the head of the National Urban League writes.
Urban League of Greater OKC to Host Second Expungement Event
Getting a criminal record expunged can open up a world of possibilities. This weekend, the Urban League is opening the door for second chances.
When someone has their criminal record expunged, it means their record is completely removed or erased.
“This event offers a free opportunity to go through a process, with the help of pro-bono attorneys, and get your records expunged,” Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK) vice president of community convening and social justice Jabar Shumate said.
Urban League of Greater OKC held its first expungement event last year, which far exceeded the organizer’s expectations.
“Last year, we had 800 people here to look at their past criminal records, and we help people for free,” Shumate said.
The league said 125 volunteers and more than 25 organizations will be ready to help get the process started.