"Small Business Matters!" Supports and Encourages Aspiring Entrepreneurs

BOSTON (July 30, 2011) -- Sleek and stylish head wraps, and an online platform that rewards high- performing students in their communities were the prize-winning ideas at the Small Business Matters! Pitch Contest at the National Urban League Conference in Boston.

National Urban League Conference Thanks Boston with
Volunteer Day of Service
 

BOSTON (July 29, 2011) --Hundreds of National Urban League Conference attendees, along with employees of State Street Corporation and Volkswagen, weeded gardens, read to preschoolers and assembled care packages throughout Boston as part of a Volunteer Day of Service.
 

WASHINGTON - Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver is making headlines today for remarks he made about the Debt Ceiling Deal reached to avert a US government default.

Cleaver said early reports of the new deal appeared to be “a sugar-coated Satan sandwich.”

The Missouri Democrat said the CBC hadn’t yet made a formal declaration that the group would oppose it, “but this is a shady bill.”

Marc Morial: We Were Right (So Says the Census): Hidden Swing Voters Tipped the Scales in 2012

Marc H. Morial
President & CEO, the National Urban League
State of the Urban League, 2011 Keynote Address
Boston, Massachusetts
July 27, 2011
 

This is the city where America began.

Dear President Obama and Congressional Leaders,

 

SOBA

The State of Black America (SOBA) report is the National Urban League’s signature annual publication. It is a barometer of the conditions, experiences and opinions of African Americans. Since its inception 34 years ago, The State of Black America has become a greatly respected and widely anticipated publication.

The National Urban League (NUL) analyzes policy debates in all areas from a job creation lens in order to be in the best position to design and promote targeted solutions that are innovative, effective and cost-efficient at facilitating job creation in hard-hit African American and urban communities. These include: