Press Releases and Announcements
URBAN LEAGUE LEADERS SALUTE NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LANDRIEU’S DECISION TO REMOVE CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Teresa Candori 212-558-5362 | tcandori@nul.org NEW ORLEANS, LA - National Urban League President and CEO...
The Urban League of Louisiana’s Women’s Business Resource Center Receives Honor from the Small Business Administration
NEW ORLEANS (MAY 4, 2017) -The Urban League of Louisiana's Women's Business Resource Center (WBRC) was recognized for its excellence and service to...
Official Statement from the Urban League of Louisiana Regarding the Alton Sterling Decision
Urban League supports investigation by Louisiana Attorney General & State Police NEW ORLEANS (May 3, 2017) The world is watching. Our community...
Urban League Partners with TCA to host School Unification Town Hall
Panelists Include School Board President-John Brown, OPSB Superintendent-Dr. Henderson Lewis, Unification Taskforce member-Adria Kimbrough, and The...
ICYMI: Judicial Candidate Forum 2016
On Thursday,Oct. 13th, Urban League and partners hosted a Judicial Candidate Forum featuring Candidates running for State of Louisiana Court of...
Urban League OpEd on High Quality Assessments: To What End? Equity, Education and Standardized Tests
For decades, “tests” have been used to influence high stakes decisions like grade promotion, and to “track” students into certain academic pathways....
Urban League Receives State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant Award
Each year in Louisiana, State Farm bestows Good Neighbor grant awards to local organizations stating that strong neighborhoods are the foundation of...
URBAN LEAGUE COLLEGE TRACK ALUMNUS, TROY SIMON, SELECTED TO SPEAK AT WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON NEW ACTIONS TO EXPAND COLLEGE OPPORTUNTIES
Tune in to MSNBC tonight when Troy speaks with Larry O'Donnell on "The Last Word". Troy Simon, a graduate of Urban League College Track and Posse...
Urban League of Greater New Orleans to Host RISE: Katrina 10 Commemorative Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2015 Media Contact: Malana M. Joseph (504) 559-0823 malana@thespearsgroup.com URBAN LEAGUE CONFERENCE TO BRING...
The Second Line Education Blog Shines Spotlight on Urban League’s ULEAD Program
Black students and families are the main consumers of public charter schools in New Orleans and have been most vocal about the lack of diversity in...
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