National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and National Council of Negro Women: “Together We Stand Against Fearmongers”
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LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2023) – The Los Angeles Urban League (Los Angeles, CA) is setting up to host the Annual Whitney M. Young Awards Gala next week.
The gala, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, will be on Thursday, May 18th.
The honorees this year include Martin Muoto, founder and managing partner of SOLA Impact Fund, who will receive the Trailblazer Award; Sekou Kaalund, executive vice president at U.S. Bank, who will receive the Corporate Partner Award; and Paula Madison, CEO of Madison Entertainment Group, will receive the titular Whitney M. Young,
The gala is the Urban League’s major fundraiser; it has been sold out for several weeks.
LOUISVILLE (May 8, 2023) – The Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY) kicked off Kentucky Derby weekend in a grand fashion by hosting their annual gala.
The gala, held on Wednesday, May 3rd at the Norton Sports and Learning Campus, is the Urban League’s biggest fundraiser.
Interim President Lyndon Pryor said this event is all about the League.
He said, “This is our major fundraiser, so we are going to talk about the work, and hope people support the work and what we are doing; trying to transform this community and make it a more equable place for everybody.”
COLUMBUS (May 8, 2023) – The Columbus Urban League (Columbus, OH) is leading the effort in supporting Black women making a difference in the community.
The Urban League is celebrating three women in their “HerStory Makers” event. This event honors those individuals who dedicate their lives to service to their community.
According to the Urban League, this year’s honorees are truly community leaders, who serve as inspiration to the city.
This year, the Urban League will honor Vinita Clements, who is the executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Nationwide; LC Johnson, a writer, entrepreneur, and activist; and Maude Hill, with a longtime community activist and social justice advocate.
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Whitney M Young, Jr. Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League
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“At last, there is a critical mass of people all over the country who are are prepared to draw the line against conservative efforts to erase Black history, against efforts to make anti-racism unnameable, against efforts to undermine the ability of the next generation to understand what the meaning of that history is for the here and now.” -- Kimberlé Crenshaw
In Florida, activists staged a sit-in outside the office of Governor Ron DeSantis, who signed a law last week that bans teaching about systemic racism and gender and race discrimination.
In Washington, D.C., and New York City, protestors marched outside the College Board headquarters to protest the watering-down of its AP African-American History course.
