National Urban League

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advocacy organization civil rights organization nonprofit organization

The National Urban League is a historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization in the United States that works to promote economic empowerment, equality, and social justice for African Americans and other underserved communities.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advocacy organization → civil rights organization → nonprofit organization →
advocatesFor	criminal justice reform → fair housing → health equity → voting rights protection → workforce equity →
alsoKnownAs	NUL →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	economic development → education → employment → health → housing → urban policy → voting rights →
focus	African Americans → underserved urban communities →
foundedBy	George Edmund Haynes → Ruth Standish Baldwin →
hasPart	National Council of Urban League Guilds → National Urban League Young Professionals → local Urban League affiliates →
headquartersLocation	New York → New York City → United States →
inception	1910 →
motto	Empowering Communities. Changing Lives. →
movement	Civil rights movement →
notableLeader	Hugh B. Price → John E. Jacob → Marc H. Morial → Vernon E. Jordan Jr. → Whitney M. Young Jr. →
numberOfAffiliates	90+ →
operatesIn	United States →
originalName	Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes →
president	Marc H. Morial →
presidentStartTime	2003 →
program	Project Ready → Urban League Entrepreneurship Centers → Urban League Workforce Development programs → Urban Youth Empowerment Program →
publishes	State of Black America report →
purpose	civil rights advocacy → economic empowerment → racial equality → social justice →
website	https://nul.org →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Council of Urban League Guilds → National Urban League Young Professionals → Project Ready →	affiliatedWith
Marc H. Morial → Vernon E. Jordan Jr. → Whitney Young →	employer
Project Ready → Urban Youth Empowerment Program →	sponsoredBy
State of Black America report →	describedBySource
Urban Youth Empowerment Program ("National Urban League youth and young adult services") →	isPartOf
American civil rights movement →	keyOrganization
Whitney Young →	memberOf
Urban Youth Empowerment Program ("National Urban League affiliates") →	operatedBy
Marc H. Morial →	organizationLed
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →	organizedBy
National Urban League ("Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes") →	originalName
National Urban League Young Professionals →	parentOrganization
National Council of Urban League Guilds →	partOf
State of Black America report →	publisher
National Urban League Young Professionals →	supportsMissionOf