February was chosen as the month to celebrate black history because it encompassed the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, and Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest leaders of the abolitionist moment.
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Civil Rights Group Praises Inclusion of Key Provisions of it 8 Point Plan
Let’s Move Forward! Join the National Urban League for our State of the Union Twitter Watch Party on Tuesday,... Read more
Today the US Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a set of rules designed to offer a practical standard for establishing the instance of discriminatory effects stemming from housing policies and practices.
NEW YORK (February 6, 2013) -- A collaborative effort among Verizon Wireless, the National Urban League and other advocacy organizations to increase outreach to minority- and women-owned telecommunications companies helped to bring about a $189 million sale to a minority-owned... Read more
Each year during February we celebrate the incredible journey of African American life and culture in America with Black History Month. This year, the history of the Civil Rights movement looms especially large as we recognize a number of significant milestone anniversaries.
