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Occupy the Vote to Educate Employ and Empower!

Welcome to the National Urban League’s Occupy the Vote Election Center. Here you will find information on voter registration, voting rights, and the latest news on the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.

As Congress wrestles over measures to create jobs and grow the economy, a multi-state effort is underway to exlude the Americans most affected from the political process. The decisions of the nation's elected officials are a crucial element in the nation's economic recovery. Now, when voting matters more than ever, efforts to make voting more difficult for vulnerable citizens must be stopped.

Stay connected for news and updates on these latest attempts to block democracy and what you can do to protect your voting rights and “Occupy the Vote”.

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State of Black America 2012
8 Point Plan to Educate Employ & Empower
12 Point Plan
State of Urban Jobs
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Voter Registration Helpline
1-866-MYVOTE-1

2012 State of Black America

The release of the  2012 State of Black America.
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2012 Legislative Policy Conference

The Ninth Annual Legislative Policy Conference. 
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National Urban League's Job Strategies

National Urban League's Job Strategies

Changing America's Job Landscape by Creating New Opportunities.

8 Point Plan: Educate, Employ & Empower

Read the plan.
 

In the News

MSNBC: Morial: Fraud a 'smokescreen' for new voter ID laws  

MSNBC: To ID or not to ID: Breaking down new voter laws   

MSNBC: African-American leaders reenact Selma March

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Success Stories

NEW ORLEANS - Yesterday, the Urban League of Louisiana's Women's Business Resource Center (WBRC) received the Region VI Women's Business Center of Excellence Award during the Louisiana Small...
Malika M. came to the Urban Youth Empowerment Program at the Fort Wayne Urban League in 2018. Malika was a quiet and shy 15-year-old who was a student with good grades at Concordia Lutheran High...