GSUL Plans Del Paso Heights Project With Housing, Retail, Office Space
The Urban League moves forward with plans to build housing, retail and office space next to its headquarters in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights.
Urban League of Greater Cleveland celebrates 60th anniversary of March on Washington
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The Urban League of Greater Cleveland hopes to recreate history Saturday with a march to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Urban League of Greater Hartford Gives Away 550 Backpacks
HARTFORD (Aug. 28, 2023) – Hey, kids of Hartford, summer is almost over.
The Urban League of Greater Hartford (Hartford, CT) recently held an event for students and their parents to pick up free school supplies.
The Urban League was able to give away 550 backpacks to families at their offices on Woodland Street.
The backpacks contained several supplies for kids to aid them on their first day of classes, such as folders, pens, pencils, notebooks, and index cards. Also available for students and their families were clothes, and vendors with other supplies.
Urban League of West Michigan Hopes to Expand Programming with New Purchase
GRAND RAPIDS (Aug. 28, 2023) – The Urban League of West Michigan (Grand Rapids, MI) hopes to expand their youth programming with their most recent purchase.
The Urban League recently purchased a neighboring building that housed a former church back in late July. The building, formerly owned by Good Shepherd Church, sits across from the Urban League office on 735 Eastern Ave SE.
According to the President of the Urban League, Eric D. Brown, the Urban League, and Good Shepherd have been in conversations for the Urban League to purchase the building for quite some time. The Urban League plans to redevelop the building to further their youth programs.
Buffalo Urban League Receives Funding Commitment from Fidelis Care
BUFFALO (Aug. 28, 2023) - Fidelis Care, a leading health insurer providing quality, affordable coverage to New Yorkers, and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation focused on investing in economically challenged communities, announced today a $1.1 million funding commitment to the Buffalo Urban League (Buffalo, NY) to develop a Wellness and Entrepreneurial Center ("the Center") designed to nurture social entrepreneurship, facilitate wellness and strengthen organizations focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Buffalo's East Side.
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Announces Partnerships to Provide Healthcare Jobs to Underserved Communities
ST. LOUIS (Aug. 28, 2023) – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) has recently announced a new ten-year partnership that is a new weapon in the fight for health equity.
The Urban League has partnered with SSM Health and Siemens Healthineers to not only expand access to top-notch healthcare but will also provide training for careers in the healthcare industry to communities that are currently woefully underserved.
National Urban League Responds to Jacksonville Shooting
NEW YORK (August 26,2023) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H Morial issued the following statement in response to the racially-motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville today:
ReMarcs Newsletter - August 26, 2023
Meet us in D.C.! Join us today, August 26, for our pre-march rally to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Sign up now. | #MOW60. We’re celebrating racial unity & collective resistance to extremism as we commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington. Learn more. | Your health matters. Vaccines + boosters are still the first line of defense to protect you and your loved ones from COVID-19. Learn more. | Don’t miss a moment. During #NULConf23, we hosted sessions with policymakers, young professionals, activists + more. Catch up on the gems. | Paying back student loans? The Saving on A Valuable Education Plan cuts monthly costs for federal student loan borrowers. Learn more and apply today.
60th Anniversary Of The March On Washington Celebrates Racial Unity & Collective Resistance To Extremism
“It is not merely sympathy and compassion for the Black people of America that motivates us. It is above all and beyond all such sympathies and emotions a sense of complete identification and solidarity born of our own painful historic experience. … bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problem. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence.” – Rabbi Joachim Prinz, March on Washington, 1963
ReMarcs Newsletter - August 19, 2023
T-minus 7 days! Meet us in Washington, D.C., on August 26 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Sign up for our pre-march rally. | No one is above the law. Read more about the indictment filed against Trump by Fani Willis, the District Attorney from Fulton County. | COVID-19 is still here. Are you up to date with the latest vaccines and boosters? Here is what you need to know about the new variant. | Greetings from Massachusetts! During Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, we hosted a reception and movie premiere for our President & CEO Marc H. Morial’s documentary, The Gumbo Coalition, and his 20th anniversary of leading the National Urban League. Take a look at some photos from the events. | Relive the moment! Take a look back at moments from #NULConf23 in Houston to find photos from your favorite events. | Celebrating National Senior Day. For those seniors wishing to return to the workplace, the Urban Seniors Jobs Program is dedicated to you. Read more.