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 the League was established by an interracial group of community leaders as a resettlement organization assisting African-American migrants arriving in Chicago.
History
Barbara 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".
Reports
Still Separate ..., published in 2005, found that Chicago had the fifth most racially segregated residential metropolitan area in the United States.
The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs and Community in Chicago, Illinois and the Nation (Chicago Urban League, 2002) Still Separate, Unequal, Race: Place and Policy in Chicago (Chicago Urban League, 2005)
Supporters
Earl W. Renfroe
Mary Morello
Parents for Rock and Rap
Joanna Snowden Porter
References
External links
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
