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.
Community Invited to Paint Rocks for Urban League Project
The Fort Wayne Urban League (Fort Wayne, IN) is kicking off its Ruby Bridges Rock Trail and is asking for community support! The organization will be collecting painted rocks through June 1st to add to a rock trail that will wrap around the Urban League campus. The hope is to make the trail as long as possible and for it to be an encouragement to the community.
Funding from both the Wilson Foundation and SEED Fort Wayne has made this neighborhood project a reality. The trail is named in honor of Ruby Bridges and her quote: “Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!”
Urban League of the Upstate Helps Launch SC 48-Hour Film Project
The Urban League of the Upstate (Greenville, SC) will work with The Cargo Agency, the Minority Film Institute, the SC Film Commission and the National Urban League to launch a statewide 48-Hour Film Project, beginning May 3 at 6 p.m. at the Chapman Culture Center in Spartanburg.
During a two-day period, participants will write, shoot and edit a short film based on a randomly assigned genre, character, prop and dialogue line.
Centene Corp. Donated $25M Facility to Urban League
The “legacy of the late Michael Neidorff” continues to have a historic impact on the region, according to Michael McMillan, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) President and CEO.
On Thursday (April 26), McMillan announced that the Centene Corporation, the company that Neidorff moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis and led from a $40-million single healthcare plan to a global healthcare company with revenues of $125 billion, is donating its Ferguson call center to the Urban League.
McMillan said the Urban League’s newest facility will be called the Centene Connected Community Center. It will house Head Start, workforce development, education, housing, and re-entry programs. It will also have a regional food distribution center and Midwest conference center, which can be used for community events.