On April 4th, 2012 Sea Ray of Knoxville, a local boat manufacturer, hosted a Behind the Business Tour for middle school students in the Project Ready program of the Knoxville Area Urban League.  The event was so impressive that staffers from the National Urban League hope to “bottle the magic” so more businesses can partner with Urban League affiliates to replicate this success nationwide.

Dear Houston Area Urban League,

The Women’s Business Resource & Entrepreneurship Center and its sponsor, The Urban League of Greater New Orleans Proudly Congratulates our client:

Bissap Breeze, LLC (owners Esailama Artry-Diouf and Tyrone Henry)
Grand Prize Winners of the Flex Fund Business Pitch Competition Read more »

My early high school years were a tremendous struggle. Why? Because I listened to what the negative influences around me were saying: there’s no point in finishing school, education isn’t for people like us, and opportunities in life are limited anyway. As a result, I failed to apply myself and failed nearly all of my academic classes. Read more »

Legacy Pathways & Footprints, LLC, provides corporate and government cultures with growth strategies and change management solutions. Its founder, Dr. Joi®, needed help to strengthen its service delivery system.  The Philadelphia Urban League Entrepreneurship Center connected Dr. Read more »

In mid-2002, Lonnie Grayson started Environmental & Safety Solutions Incorporated, an OSHA and EPA Regulatory Compliance consulting company.  E&SS and its associates bring over 100 years of experience focused on addressing and solving air, OSHA compliance, and water and waste processes.   Read more »

What is the Programs Department?

The purpose of the Programs Department is to assess and understand the economic and social factors which negatively impact Urban League constituents and to design, test and implement, through our affiliate network, innovative solutions to address these problems.

In February 2005, the National Urban League’s Board of Trustees created and launched the Strategic Planning Council to develop a strategic plan to guide the NUL through its centennial in 2010.

Rachel Conners enrolled in the Mature Worker Program as a participant  January 26, 2010.  Mrs. Conners is a permanent placed alien from Jamaica.  Originally Mrs. Read more »

The Northern Virginia Urban League has successfully integrated the Math & Science Technology Academy into its Youth Development out of school time program, serving youth in grades 6-12. The Math and Science Technology Academy is a supplemental academic service, providing additional academic support to low- to moderate-income youth, while encouraging youth to actively engage in STEM related subjects in school. Read more »