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Since 1919, ULKC has been empowering African American communities and changing lives through employment services, college access & financial education. ulkc.org Kansas City, MO Joined September 2012-
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Are you ready for a new job and to EARN MORE! ULKC and Great Jobs KC have partnered to present the perfect opportunity for you to learn, grow and EARN on Thursday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Urban League offices, 1710 Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64108. Scan the QR code.
The team is partnering with likeminded organizations – supporting the Black Student Solidarity Network’s Meet & Greet at Plexpod Westport and attending the monthly meeting of the Washington Wheatley Neighborhood Association this week. #unity
Black dads are more likely to play, dress and share a meal with their child, data shows | CNN cnn.com/2023/06/18/hea…
Our legal victory in Brown v. Board of Education did not transform the country overnight, and much work remains today to desegregate public school education. Today, we're celebrating #WorldBookDay & getting ready for the 70th anniversary of Brown with this essential list.
This Earth Day let us be mindful that access to nature isn’t equal for Black families. Across the U.S., Black children in underserved communities struggle to find open and high-quality parks and playgrounds - 68% of Black people live in nature deprived areas. #EarthDay2024
Brandon Upchurch, a 38-year-old Black man, is demanding justice after Toledo Police stopped his vehicle and released a police dog that bit him seven times. Police later admitted they stopped the wrong car but still charged Upchurch with resisting arrest.
Make sure to visit vaccine.gov or call the COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-800-232-0233 if you have questions. #AllinAgainstCOVID
He shot this 60-year-old woman three times. This is the result of a society with too many guns and too little tolerance and the certainty that the law will protect you for shooting first.
He shot this 60-year-old woman three times. This is the result of a society with too many guns and too little tolerance and the certainty that the law will protect you for shooting first.
In 1619, enslaved people were first taken to a site in Virginia that, decades later, became a Union Army stronghold in Confederate territory. Now an educator uses that destination to teach an AP African American studies class about freedom. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bl…
Friendly reminder: Tutoring sessions tonight! Let's make a difference together for our Black students. Your support can truly change lives. #EducationMatters #TutoringforAll
From Jacksonville to Miami, nearly 300 Black churches in Florida are offering Black history lessons for their communities, teaching everything from the Civil Rights Movement to Juneteenth to mass incarceration. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/fl…
Memphis pastor Reverend Earle Fisher has already collected 500 signatures on a petition opposing state legislation — that will be voted on this week — that would ban the study of reparations for the descendants of slaves! We MUST protect our story from those looking to sweep it…
Today marks the 20th celebration of Jackie Robinson Day and the MLB will again be emblazing number 42 across all fields and baseballs, and every jersey. Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues, got his start with the Negro League’s KC Monarchs. #jackierobinsonday
Serena Williams is the owner of venture capital fund Serena Ventures! She highlights the importance of supporting underrepresented founders! 54% of her investments are women founders & 47% are Black founders! It’s so important our Black leaders give BACK! blackenterprise.com/serena-william…
One of our own, a NATIONAL CHAMPION! 👑 #FiskUniversity’s Morgan Price makes history as the first HBCU gymnast to win a National title. Her 39.225 score is a testament to her talent, dedication, and the Fisk spirit. We are incredibly proud!
BREAKING! MO Senate passes bill to block Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, even though abortion has been illegal in nearly all circumstances in the state. The bill is a continuation of Republican efforts to block Planned Parenthood from receiving taxpayer dollars.
nbkc is proud to support @UrbanLeagueKC to make our community a better place. 💙 Some of our nbkc team attended the 66th annual Difference Maker Luncheon last week at Starlight Theater.
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So now young white men from Iowa feel like they don't belong in spaces that were quite literally built with them in mind? 🙄 This is a reality countless Black and Brown students are faced with every day. These ongoing attacks on DEI are becoming increasingly outlandish.
Iowa’s 3 public universities are closing their DEI offices Iowa State’s president said they’ve established learning communities so that ‘a young man, young white man, from rural Iowa, could find the place where they could belong’ kcrg.com/2024/04/25/iow…
Angela Bassett will not only serve as the commencement speaker for Spelman College's Class of 2024 but will also be honored with a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree. bet.com/article/xd6tyx…
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Justice Sotomayor: If a president says a rival is corrupt and orders their assassination, "is that within his official acts for which he can get immunity?" Trump lawyer D. John Sauer: "It would depend on the hypothetical, but we can see that could well be an official act."
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My father did not dream of a "colorblind" society. He dreamed of a #WorldHouse where the terrors of white supremacy, colonialism, & imperialism are eradicated. And of a #BelovedCommunity where the triple evils are not horrifying blights against humanity.
These are the realities that those who pretend to embrace “colorblindness” are willfully ignoring and seeking to cement.
School segregation between Black and white students has returned to 1968 levels axios.com/2024/04/24/sch…
The people I spoke to in London last night could not believe Americans are seriously considering Donald Trump for president, so I had to explain how Trump’s chaos helps distract white Americans from the real issues (jobs, schools, housing, health care) that affect them.
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85 years ago today, Billie Holiday recorded the powerful and haunting song 'Strange Fruit,' shedding light on the dark reality of racism and lynching in America.
Brandon Upchurch, a 38-year-old Black man, is demanding justice after Toledo Police stopped his vehicle and released a police dog that bit him seven times. Police later admitted they stopped the wrong car but still charged Upchurch with resisting arrest.