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Urban League, National, voluntary nonpartisan community service agency, founded in 1910, whose goal is to help end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States, especially toward African Americans, and to help economically and socially disadvantaged groups to share equally in every aspect of American life. It provides direct service in the areas of employment, housing, education, social welfare, health, family planning, mental retardation, law and consumer affairs, youth and student affairs, labor affairs, veterans affairs, and community and minority business development. Considered more conservative in outlook than the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, an independent legal aid group, argues in court on behalf of the NAACP and other civil-rights groups. Along with the NAACP, it was instrumental in helping to bring about the Supreme Court's ruling (1954) against segregated public education in ..... Click the link for more information. , the National Urban League has 50,000 members in 115 affiliates in 34 states and the District of Columbia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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MINNEAPOLIS & NEW YORK -- The National Urban League and the Homeownership Preservation Foundation are joining forces to reduce the number of home foreclosures in African-American communities, where increases in foreclosure rates are threatening the recent progress made in minority homeownership gains. LOS ANGELES -- The National Urban League today received a grant for more than $1 million to fund technology training programs. Citibank Regional Director, Lisa Barrett; and Los Angeles Urban League President, John Mack; joined with elected officials and community leaders at the Los Angeles Urban League Headquarters to announce a national partnership between Citigroup and the National Urban League to launch a financial education program in Los Angeles and five other U. |
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