The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education. As a consequence of the Northern Migration[1] the League was established by an interracial group of community leaders as a resettlement organization assisting African-American migrants arriving in Chicago.
History
editBarbara A. Lumpkin was appointed Interim President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in June 2018.
In the second quarter of 2021, the League received a $100,000 USD grant from Pfizer for a "Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness Campaign".[2]
Reports
editStill Separate ..., published in 2005, found that Chicago had the fifth most racially segregated residential metropolitan area in the United States.[3]
Supporters
editReferences
edit- ^ See Richard Durham (January 15, 1990). The Birth of a League", a presentation from Destination Freedom. J. David Golden, "The Birth of a League"; RadioGOLDINdex, 2022
- ^ "US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization Funding Report: Q1-Q2 2021" (PDF). Pfizer. 2021-09-27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ a b "Northern Exposure". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Street, Paul (2002). "The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs, and Community in Chicago, Illinois, and the Nation" (PDF). Chicago Urban League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
External links
edit- Chicago Urban League
- Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League
- "ProjectNEXT not all things to all people" - Article on League's transition to focusing on economic development
- Chicago Urban League Photos - images of the Chicago Urban League, mostly in the 1950s to the 1970s, from the University of Illinois at Chicago