N ATI O NAL URBAN LEAGUE
2009 ANNUAL RE PO RT
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Empowering Communities. Changing Lives.
1 Message from the Chairman of the Board and the President and CEO 2 Education & Youth Development Preparation for College, Work, Life 4 Education and Youth Success Story: Eryc Duhart, Education & Youth Development Program 6 The National Urban League Policy Institute Empowered to Be Heard & Take Action
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8 State of Black America 2009 9 Project Lead Developing Talent, Cultivating Leaders 10 Donor Category Report 14 Statement of Financial Position 16 Entrepreneurship Centers Empowering Minority Businesses to Reach Higher, Achieve More 18 Entrepreneurship Center Success Story: Michael Sands, Empowerment Time 0 Workforce Development 2 Getting Ahead by Getting to Work 22 Housing & Community Development Providing Help for People & Places 23 Housing Success Story: Ty Anthony Hoke, Housing 24 Health & Quality of Life Prevention Matters 26 Black Executive Exchange Program Cultivating Corporate Careers on Campus 27 National Urban League Young Professionals Our Next Generation of Leaders 28 National Urban League Guild Preserving the Legacy, Building the Future 29 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner 29 2009 National Urban League Conference 30 Centennial: I AM EMPOWERED Platform for the Future 32 Constituents/Directory of Presidents/Board of Trustees
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We have lived through an historic year. 2009 began with equal measures of hope and helplessness. We witnessed the inauguration of the nation’s first African American President, a man who restored in many people the promise of a better tomorrow. We teetered on the brink of financial meltdown, as the economic crisis deepened, foreclosures hit record highs and joblessness soared. It was a time of great need in America and it makes me proud to say that, thanks to your support and the outstanding efforts of our staff and volunteers, the National Urban League was here to help more than 2 million Americans in 2009. We have demonstrated that our mission, 100 years after our founding, is as necessary and relevant as ever. Unfortunately, 100 years later, the doors of opportunity are not yet fully open to people of color. As you will see in the following pages, in 2009 we resolutely forged ahead in our efforts to empower the poor, the underserved, and people of color to achieve equal opportunity and self-sufficiency through advocacy, education, research and training. Acting as advisors and advocates on Capitol Hill and with policymakers nationwide, the National Urban League helped to shape and pass landmark legislation: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February of 2009, and the package of health insurance reforms a month later. While we applaud those high points, the National Urban League’s State of Black America 2009 report revealed sobering statistics: African Americans remain twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, three times more likely to live in poverty, and more than six times as likely to be incarcerated. As the nation recorded a demoralizing unemployment rate of over 8%, Black unemployment soared into the double digits, reaching over 15%. I believe that we are at a crossroads, where the big challenges now facing our communities are increasingly the same as those facing the rest of the country. That is why our 2010 campaign, I Am Empowered, aims to mobilize all of us who strive for a better, more equitable America, signaling a new beginning, a collaborative, collective campaign to create our next century of hope and help. Thank you for your support,
John D. Hofmeister
Marc H. Morial
Chairman of the Board
President and CEO
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Education & Youth Development Preparation for College, Work, Life
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For more than 50 years, the National Urban League’s Education & Youth Development division has worked to improve educational opportunities for AfricanAmerican students by developing innovative programs to support their academic achievement, encourage their civic involvement, and contribute to their healthy physical and emotional development. Our signature programs in early childhood education, post-secondary success and youth leadership are designed to help us reach the goal that every American child will be ready for college, work and life by 2025.
Project Ready Project Ready prepares teenagers for successful lives after high school by offering academic support and training in life skills that will be useful whether the next step is college, a career or technical training. In 2009, the division began planning to expand the five-year-old project to include high school juniors as well as seniors in an enhanced program. We also piloted two new initiatives: the Middle School
Group of students participating in the Project Ready program.
FACTS & STATS Project Ready in 2009: n Enrolled more than 1,300 middle and high school
students;
n Operates in 23 urban communities; n Developed resource guide to ease affiliates’
adoption of the Project Ready curriculum
Transitions Project that prepares and supports 8th graders making the move from middle to high school, an especially vulnerable time for adolescents; and a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program, aimed at both middle and high school students.
Policy In 2009, we continued to build on our legacy of advocacy and policy development, working on a
national level with legislators and policymakers on a broad range of issues including educational reform and innovation, dropout prevention, the needs of youth in foster care, literacy, and early childhood education. In 2009, the National Urban League took a major step towards building more effective grassroots advocacy in local and state venues by launching the Equity and Excellence Project with our state affiliates in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. This approach leverages our affiliates’ abilities and connections, which will be essential to advancing our agenda during the development of statewide education policy and reforms, including the adoption of common core state standards, improved access to high-quality instruction and content, a clear emphasis on out of school time learning opportunities and a renewed commitment to educational equity and excellence at scale.
Youth Development Our Youth Development Framework and Guide provide skill-building programs in the out of school time hours across three content areas: Intellectual (literacy, numeracy, critical thinking); Social (community service) and Physical & Relational (health and wellness) for children in three age groups: elementary school, middle school and high school. Our intention is to develop fully prepared, engaged and empowered young people with the cognitive, social, and cultural skills needed to compete and succeed in the 21st century. In late 2009, we issued a request for proposals to expand the Youth Development Framework and Guide program and in 2010 we will contract with 12 League affiliates to serve more than 1,200 youth outside of school time.
NULITES - National Urban League Incentives to Excel & Succeed The Education and Youth Development division hosted 382 attendees from 37 Urban League affiliates at its 20th annual NULITES Youth Leadership Summit on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago, July 30 – August 1, 2009. The summit, made possible by the support of funders such as Macy’s, Major League Baseball, State Farm, Best Buy, Darden Restaurants, FedEx and the University of Phoenix, featured workshops, guest speakers and the first annual Project Ready Case Competition. First prize went to the Rochester, New York, affiliate for its winning entry in designing a college access/readiness plan and a live-action commercial designed to attract the attention of peers and younger students.
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Education & Youth Development Youth Profile: Eryc Duhart
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“Through Project Ready, I’ve been able to create experiences that helped me to create the right friendships based on the right things such as a shared interest in our higher education.” Eryc Duhart, Urban League of Rochester, NY, Project Ready program participant
Eryc Duhart, now a rising sophomore in the awardwinning Game Design and Development program at Rochester Institute of Technology, charmingly cops to his inner nerdiness as a high schooler when he first enrolled in Project Ready at the Urban League of Rochester, N.Y. “Personally, I’m not the greatest socialite … didn’t have a lot of social relationships with many of my male African-American counterparts … I’m not a very good athlete, not very cool and can be quite neurotic,” Eryc revealed in remarks delivered at the Rochester League’s annual meeting. “But through Project Ready, I’ve been able to create experiences that helped me to create the right friendships based on the right things such as a shared interest in our higher education.” The benefits of support and encouragement from positive peer relationships, such as those Eryc developed, combined with academic mentoring, training in life skills and cultural competency, and intensive college preparation create the Urban League of Rochester’s winning formula for one of the country’s top Project Ready programs. Rochester’s program, piloted in 2006, has served 73 adolescents, enrolling most participants as high school freshmen and following them through their secondary education. “We enroll them and we don’t let go,” says Shelia James, vice president for program planning at the Urban League of Rochester. “We stay with them, work with them, support them” during their often-turbulent teen years.
“One hundred percent of our Project Ready high school graduates have gone on to college,”James says with a hint of maternal pride.“Three were even class valedictorians.” And the connection doesn’t stop after high school. Some Project Ready graduates return in the summers as League interns, learning nonprofit management and community service. James even visits the graduates in college to provide support and counseling if they hit a rough patch. Rochester’s Project Ready began as a co-ed program but evolved into a males-only project when it became clear that African-American young men were most at risk of declining academically and dropping out of school. “In our Early Recognition African-American Scholars program, which honors 750 girls and 750 boys at area high schools with B averages or better, we were losing at least 40% of the males by their sophomore year,”James explains. “So our mission became to work with young men, design the program around them, and we’ve had phenomenal success.” Eryc agrees. “It’s quite easy to become a statistic,” he said. “Project Ready insists that you take action to not become one.” At Project Ready, Eryc found the structure and the support he needed to succeed. You might say, he found his “people,” peers who share his interests and values, and talented adults who are ready to guide and advise.
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The National Urban League Policy Institute Empowered to Be Heard & Take Action
The National Urban League has been in the forefront of national policymaking efforts, advocating for full civic and economic empowerment for people of color. 2009 was an especially active year for the National Urban League Policy Institute, our respected research and legislative arm based in Washington, D.C. All year, as the United States grappled with the deepest recession since the 1930s, the League was front and center advising policymakers, participating in national debates and testifying in Congressional hearings on key issues including healthcare reform, housing reform and foreclosure prevention, job training and workforce development, and educational equity. The National Urban League’s strategic and persistent advocacy is credited with helping to shape 2009’s landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and getting it passed in February.
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Legislative Policy Conference Our presence was felt and our voices heard on Capitol Hill in March during the League’s 6th Annual Legislative Policy Conference. It was attended by more than 70 affiliate delegations whose members participated in over 250 meetings with elected representatives and House and Senate staffs. Delegates attended workshops on hot topics including healthcare reform and the 2010 census impact on minority districts. They honored the Congressional Black Caucus at a breakfast meeting, and received briefings from White House Cabinet Secretaries of Education, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Civil Rights Healthcare Reform War Room In an unprecedented advocacy effort focused on ensuring that Congressional deliberations over healthcare resulted in meaningful reform, the National Urban League joined forces with the NAACP and the Black Leadership Forum to create a “War Room.” Each organization designated a staff liaison to coordinate rallies and field events, manage a phone bank to lobby
Congress, conduct media outreach and mobilize local community organizations and supporters. This unrelenting, coordinated effort raised the visibility of the civil rights community as key constituents in the healthcare policy debate, and ensured that policymakers heard our concerns and understood our platform.
Policy Research In 2009, the Policy Institute helped to develop and advance the National Urban League’s Plan for Putting Americans Back to Work, introduced to Congress and the Obama Administration. That plan and the League’s influence also helped to shape the Local Jobs for America Act, a bill designed to fund 1 million public and private jobs in local communities, especially those with high levels of unemployment and poverty. In addition, the League’s policy and economic experts were often called upon to help inform national leaders on issues related to economic recovery and empowerment of urban communities, once again highlighting the National Urban League’s leadership and credibility on issues of economic empowerment.
Ken Larsen, John D. Hofmeister, Marc H. Morial, John Mack, Representative Barbara Lee, James Shelby and Ray King.
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The State of Black America 2009: Message to the President With the 2009 Equality Index™
The National Urban League’s flagship report, produced by the National Urban League Policy Institute, was released on March 25th at a press conference held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Robert Raben, April Ryan and Michelle Bernard
At the dawn of Barack Obama’s historic presidency, the National Urban League’s The State of Black America 2009 examines the critical challenges —such as unemployment, home foreclosures, education and health care reform—his new administration must address. With a Foreword by Martin Luther King III, this volume—the 33rd edition—features essays and commentaries by leading scholars, analysts and practitioners, as well as ordinary citizens and offers its specific recommendations for effectively tackling these issues. The State of Black America 2009 is a roadmap for the strong, bold and decisive action needed to set our nation on the road to full economic and social equality for all of its citizens. The 2009 Equality Index, included in the book, provides a statistical measurement of the equality gaps between blacks and whites in America. As the Obama Administration ushers in a new era of hope, change, and unity for this nation, many are asking whether racial barriers have now been erased in America. Are discrimination, division and inequality antiquated relics of the past? For a quick
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Project Lead Developing Talent, Cultivating Leaders An organization is only as strong as its people, so the National Urban League is strengthening its core assets by cultivating and developing talented individuals through Project Lead. Championed by Board of Trustees Chair John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil who now heads Citizens for Affordable Energy, the initiative started in 2006 as a professional development incubator for affiliate CEOs.
Luminary leader, Dr. Dorothy Height attended the 2009 State of America Press Conference.
With a grant from Shell Oil, a leadership model and self-assessment tool were developed by Duke Corporate Education for use at the national level. In 2008, the inaugural Executive Leadership track was conducted at the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Urban Leadership Development Conference, an annual event for our affiliates’ professional staff as well as others who serve urban communities. The conference provides training in areas from nonprofit financial and program management to executive leadership. In 2009, building on a solid foundation for developing executive leaders, Project Lead expanded its focus to include the cultivation of promising talent. The Emerging Leaders Program, funded by the American Express Foundation, was launched at the 2009 leadership conference. High-potential individuals will be groomed for advancement over a 13-month period during which they’ll attend sessions facilitated by Duke Corporate Education, complete outside assignments, and meet with American Express executives, National Urban League senior staff and affiliate CEOs.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
answer to that question, one has but to review some of the sobering statistics presented in the 2009 Equality Index. Ironically, even as an AfricanAmerican man holds the highest office the country, African Americans remain twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, three times more likely to live in poverty and more than six times as likely to be incarcerated.
The third component of the National Urban League’s talent development efforts is aimed at engaging young adults in the so-called Generation Y. The National Urban League Summer Internship Program introduces college sophomores and juniors in the New York City metro area and Washington, D.C., to the world of nonprofit management, and arranges visits with corporate partners and government agencies to learn how we work together to advance equal opportunity for all.
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Donor Category Report 2009 Corporations, Foundations and Individuals $1,000,000.00 - ($1,000,000.00 + ) Bank of America Corporation Citi Citi Foundation The Comcast Corporation Microsoft Corporation Pfizer Inc. Shell Oil Company The UPS Foundation Walmart Wells Fargo & Company $500,000.00 - $999,999.99 ($500,000.00 + ) AT&T Eli Lilly Foundation Equilon Enterprises LLC The Ford Foundation MetLife Foundation State Farm Insurance Companies $250,000.00 - $499,999.99 ($250,000.00 + ) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation BP America Inc. Casey Family Programs Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund W.K. Kellogg Foundation Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Pitney Bowes, Inc. Target Foundation Verizon Foundation $100,000.00 - $249,999.99 ($100,000.00 + ) Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative Altria Group, Inc. Anheuser-Busch Companies Best Buy Centene Corporation Chrysler Financial Cox Enterprises, Inc. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Fannie Mae Foundation for the Mid South Freddie Mac General Mills, Inc. Kraft Foods John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Marriott International, Inc. McDonald’s Corporation The PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sodexo, Inc. Sprint Nextel Corporation Walgreen Company $50,000.00 - $99,999.99 ($50,000.00 + ) Allstate Insurance Company American Express American Honda Foundation The Annie E. Casey Foundation Central Intelligence Agency The Coca-Cola Company Paula and Charles M. Collins Michael J. Critelli Dell Computer Corporation Federal Express Corporation General Electric Company Hyundai Motor America Intel Corporation JC Penney Company, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Macy’s Inc. MillerCoors Brewing Company Prudential Financial Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Unilever United States, Inc. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Walt Disney Company The Xerox Foundation $25,000.00 - $49,999.99 ($25,000.00 + ) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Bloomberg, L.P. Burger King Corporation Capital One Financial Corporation Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. Darden Restaurants Delta Air Lines, Inc. Diageo North America Eastman Kodak Company Edelman GEICO Corporation Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Hartford Financial Services Group, LLC John E. Jacob Mary and Charles Liebman
Lockheed Martin Lowe’s Companies, Inc. National Football League Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation New York Life Insurance Company Nissan North America, Inc. Payless Shoesource, Inc. Cynthia and Stephen S. Rasmussen Raytheon Company Scripps Network The Servicemaster Company Swiss Re America Holdings Corp. United Health Group United States Department of Agriculture The Walton Family Foundation The Williams Capital Group, L.P. $10,000.00 - $24,999.99 ($10,000.00 + ) ARAMARK Corporation Black Entertainment Television Deborah and Williard W. Brittain Alma Arrington Brown Ursula M. Burns Caterpillar, Inc. CIGNA Corporation ConAgra Foods, Inc. ConocoPhillips Inc. Consumers Union W. Don Cornwell Denny’s Corporation Edward Jones Exelon Corporation Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Heineken USA Inc. Harold R. Henderson Hess Corporation Karen and John D. Hofmeister Hyatt Hotels Corporation Vina and Thomas D. Hyde Dr. Ray R. Irani Robert L. Johnson Ralph S. Larsen Dr. Kase Lukman Lawal William M. Lewis, Jr. Limited Brands Jonathan S. Linen Marc H. Morial and Michelle Miller Marathon Oil Company Mastercard International MGM MIRAGE
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MoĂŤt Hennessey U.S.A. Henry and Lucy Moses Fund North Carolina Mutual Life Company Office Depot, Inc. Clarence Otis, Jr. William F. Pickard, Ph.D. J. Donald Rice, Jr. Residential Capital Corporation Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation John W. Rogers, Jr. Southwest Airlines Andrew C. Taylor TBS Technology and Strategy Operations Travelers Insurance Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. University of Phoenix Volkswagen of America, Inc. $5,000.00 - $9,999.99 ($5,000.00 + ) Adecco Aetna, Inc. American International Group Anacostia Realty, LLC Andrews Kurth LLP Crystal E. Ashby Kendrick F. Ashton, Jr. Avon Foundation Robert J. Brown Wendy and Winston Burns Jon R. Campbell Dale Mason Cochran The City College of New York Colgate-Palmolive Company EmblemHealth Services, LLC The Ferriday Fund Mary W. Harriman Foundation The Jean and Richard Harrington Charitable Foundation Harold R. Henderson H.J. Heinz Company Foundation The Hudson Group Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. The Kroger Co. John W. Mack William G. Mays Paul D. McKinnon Mutual of America Life Insurance Company National Association of Realtors New York Yankees Foundation Anne Nobles and David Johnson NYSE Euronext PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Jacqulyn C. Shropshire Smart Insights Group, LLC Sony Corporation of America
Diane Taite-Howard Robert D. Taylor TJX Companies, Inc. Turner Construction Company Unitrin, Inc. Rayford Wilkins, Jr. Andrea Zopp $2,500.00 - $4,999.99 ($2,500.00 + ) Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Carver Federal Savings Bank Alexis M. Herman Herman Miller, Inc. KB Home Arthur Kuckes March Foundation Franklin D. Raines Sara Lee Corporation Starbucks Coffee Company Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation SUPERVALU Stores, Inc. Waste Management, Inc. Winston-Salem State University $1,000.00 - $2,4999.99 ($1,000.00+) Anonymous Daniel Aronson Daniel J. Barry, Esq. Lauren and Jerry B. Bias Robert Book Cowles Charitable Trust Melinda and Dale Egeberg Claude Gibson Thomas E. Gilliam The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation Debbie and Doug Harris Sara Harris Nedenia H. Hartley Russell W. Hawkins Horace A. Hayes Samuel H. Howard Harry E. Johnson John F. Killian Jonathan D. McBride Rhonda J. McLean Robert E. Narcisse National Council of Urban League Guilds Gwendolyn Newkirk General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret) Melvina E. Ryan David Siegel Gina Stikes R. V. Wakeland Ather Williams, Jr.
Barbara Wood Andrew O. Wright Paul Wycisk B. Michael Young $250.00-$999.99 ($250.00+) Roger E. Ailes Esmond A. Alleyne Clarence C. Anderson Lavonia Anderson Anonymous Andrew Bain Mark M. Bauer Lennie Beamon Cora Beckon Jean Bell Larry W. Bennett Alvin L. Bishop Estella M. Black Robert R. Bowie Donna L. Brazile Lawrence G. Brown Michelle R. Brown Paul W. Brown Wayne E. Brown S. Gordon Brummer Judith M. Buechner Catherine V. Buell William Burgess Daniel B. Burke Monique Carr J.R. Carter Lance J. Chambers Melvin J. Chisum Anderson H. Christmas Ray Clark Vergena M. Clark Bethany A. Clarkson Anthony A. Clemendor Jayne P. Cohen James H. Coleman Cedric Collier Henry G. Corey The Davidow Charitable Fund Joseph E. Davis Robyn N. Davis Harmeldon Dean Carl N. Degler Henrietta L. Dixon Joan V. Dobbs James K. Donnell Jeanine B. Downie Renee English* Adolphus C. Favors Ronald E. Fieulleteau Raymond A. Firestone
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Donor Category Report 2009 Corporations, Foundations and Individuals $250.00-$999.99 ($250.00+) Michael S. Flynn Donald T. Foster Daveed D. Frazier, M.D. A. C. Garstang Anne C. Gibson Creighton E. Gilbert John T. Graham Arthur Gutterman J. Barton Harrison William H. Hays Effenus Henderson Michele Henderson Cynda Herbold George W. Holmes Lovette Hood G. D. Hurd Binta F. Jalloh Karen M. Jeffries Alger Johnson Andrew Johnson David S. Johnson James E. Jones, Esq. Esther Kaplan John W. Kingdon Jerry Knoll Lorenz F. Koerber Ralph M. Krause Edward B. Krinsky John Ladd Robert Y. Lamaute S. Jay Levy Philip G. Lewis Tara F. Lewis Joanne Lyman Stewart Macaulay Harold F. Macklin Nancy W. Malkiel Paul Mannes Vernon E. Martin Harry McAndrew Cleveland McCoy Katharine E. Merck Nathaniel P. Moore Walter L. Moragne W. Bradley Morehouse Anthony M. Muir Estella Mysels George W. Naumburg Edward Neuschler
David Ogiste Eugene Oliver Lida Orzeck Johnny Parker Edgar C. Peara Sean Peterson Theodore H. Plant David Porteus Beverly A. Prosper James S. Raby Robert F. Rainer Roy L. Regozin Margaret A. Robbins Betty J. Sanford Michael Schultz John D. Smith Marzell Smith Peter D. Sternlight James O. Suber Renee H. Sutton Wilbert A. Tatum* William R. Taylor Robert Thomas Lon C. Thompson Jay Topkis Ray Kent Troutman Elizabeth D. Trussell David A. Turner John Vanderstar Carl G. Vinson Richard D. Werbeck David L. Whaley Edward Wheeler James A. White Diane A. Whitfield-Locke Patricia A. Williams 2009 Legacies and Bequests Estate of Sadie Donaldson Estate of Henry D. Ellis Estate of Judson C. Gray Estate of Doris B. Holerman Estate of Ruth B. Jaynes Estate of Wesley B. Lawrence Estate of Dorothy O. Lipscombe Estate of LaDoris Shephard 2009 President’s Circle Members Crystal E. Ashby Kendrick F. Ashton, Jr. Deborah and Williard W. Brittain
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Alma Arrington Brown Ursula M. Burns Wendy and Winston Burns Jon R. Campbell Dale Mason Cochran W. Don Cornwell Michael J. Critelli The Jean and Richard Harrington Charitable Foundation Harold R. Henderson Karen and John D. Hofmeister Vina and Thomas D. Hyde Dr. Ray R. Irani John E. Jacob Robert L. Johnson Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Ralph S. Larsen Dr. Kase Lukman Lawal William M. Lewis, Jr. Mary and Charles Liebman Jonathan S. Linen John W. Mack William G. Mays Paul D. McKinnon Marc H. Morial and Michelle Miller Anne Nobles and David S. Johnson Clarence Otis, Jr. William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Hugh B. Price Cynthia and Stephen S. Rasmussen J. Donald Rice, Jr. Jacqulyn C. Shropshire Diane Taite-Howard Andrew C. Taylor Robert D. Taylor Carrie Thomas Jeffrey E. Thompson Rayford Wilkins, Jr. The Williams Capital Group, L.P. Andrea Zopp 2009 Opportunity Circle Members Daniel Aronson Daniel J. Barry, Esq. Lauren and Jerry B. Bias Robert Book Catherine V. Buell Claude Gibson Thomas E. Gilliam Roderick D. Gillum Sara Harris
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Nedenia H. Hartley Russell W. Hawkins Horace A. Hayes Alexis M. Herman Samuel H. Howard Harry E. Johnson, Sr. John F. Killian Arthur Kuckes John W. Mack Jonathan D. McBride Rhonda J. McLean Robbie E. Narcisse Gwendolyn Newkirk General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret) Melvina E. Ryan David Siegel Gina Stikes R. V. Wakeland Ather Williams Barbara Wood Andrew O. Wright B. Michael Young 2009 Associate Circle Members Roger E. Ailes Esmond A. Alleyne Clarence C. Anderson Lavonia Anderson Andrew Bain Mark M. Bauer Lennie Beamon Cora Beckon Jean Bell Larry W. Bennett Alvin L. Bishop Estella M. Black Robert R. Bowie Donna L. Brazile Lawrence G. Brown Michelle R. Brown Paul W. Brown S. Gordon Brummer Judith M. Buechner William Burgess Daniel B. Burke Monique Carr J.R. Carter Lance Chambers Melvin Chisum Anderson H. Christmas Ray Clark Vergena P. Clark Bethany A. Clarkson Anthony A. Clemendor Jayne P. Cohen James H. Coleman
Cedric Collier Henry G. Corey Joseph E. Davis Robyn N. Davis Harmeldon Dean Carl N. Degler Henrietta L. Dixon Joan V. Dobbs James K. Donnell Jeanine B. Downie Renee English* Adolphus C. Favors Ronald E. Fieulleteau Raymond A. Firestone Michael S. Flynn Donald T. Foster Daveed D. Frazier, M.D. A. C. Garstang Anne C. Gibson Creighton E. Gilbert Wayne E. Gordon John T. Graham Arthur Gutterman J. Barton Harrison William H. Hays Effenus Henderson Michele Henderson Cynda Herbold George W. Holmes Lovette Hood G. D. Hurd Binta F. Jalloh Karen M. Jeffries Alger Johnson Andrew Johnson David S. Johnson James E. Jones, Esq. Esther Kaplan John W. Kingdon Jerry Knoll Lorenz F. Koerber Ralph M. Krause Edward B. Krinsky John Ladd Robert Y. Lamaute Jane Dickler Lebow S. Jay Levy Philip G. Lewis Tara F. Lewis Joanne Lyman Stewart Macaulay Harold F. Macklin Nancy W. Malkiel Paul Mannes Vernon E. Martin Harry McAndrew
Cleveland McCoy Katharine E. Merck Nathaniel P. Moore Walter L. Moragne W. Bradley Morehouse Anthony M. Muir Estella Mysels George W. Naumburg Edward Neuschler David Ogiste Eugene Oliver Lida Orzeck Johnny Parker Edgar C. Peara Sean Peterson Theodore H. Plant David Porteus Beverly A. Prosper James S. Raby Robert F. Rainer Roy Regozin Margaret A. Robbins Betty J. Sanford Michael Schultz John D. Smith Marzell Smith Peter Sternlight James O. Suber Renee H. Sutton Wilbert A. Tatum* William R. Taylor Robert Thomas Lon C. Thompson Jay Topkis Ray Kent Troutman Elizabeth D. Trussell David A. Turner John Vanderstar Carl G. Vinson Keith A. Webb Richard D. Werbeck David L. Whaley Edward Wheeler James White Diane A. Whitfield-Locke Patricia A. Williams
Individuals (incl. Family Foundations) $250.00+ Foundations and Corporations: $2,500.00+
* Deceased
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Financials During 2009, the League generated an operating surplus of $37,253. Because of the rebound in the financial markets during the year, the League’s long term reserves of nearly $20M increased by 18%. This increase will be recorded in the “unrestricted” column in the Statement of Activities and increases the League’s unrestricted net assets on the Statement of Financial Position. In like manner, the investments in the League’s defined benefit pension plan increased by 20%.
Statement of Financial Position As of December 31, 2009 2009 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,989,778 Investments 17,604,657 Interest receivable 67,662 Grants and pledges receivable, net 10,337,068 Franchise fees receivable, net 647,748 Other receivables 3,058,773 Prepaid expenses and other assets 502,339 Property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation/amortization 1,760,970 Total assets $43,968,995 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $3,105,819 Accrued payroll and vacation benefits 631,912 Accrued pension benefit costs 5,289,448 Accrued defined contribution costs 395,724 Deferred rent credit 443,377 Contract advances and other deposits 1,522,358 Total liabilities 11,388,638 Net Assets: Unrestricted - Undesignated 3,142,585 Board designated Pension related (7,319,322) Total unrestricted net assets (4,176,737) Temporarily restricted 16,735,029 Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
A copy of the 2009 Audit Report is available online, www.nul.org.
20,022,065 32,580,357 $43,968,995
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Statement of Activities For the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted  Total
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Revenue, Gains, and Other Support: Government grants and contracts $17,008,890 $ - $ - $17,008,890 Donated materials and services 2,946,511 - - 2,946,511 Contributions 4,035,050 14,032,458 57,000 18,124,508 Legacies and bequests 184,049 - - 184,049 Special events, net of expenses 1,424,351 - - 1,424,351 Federated fund-raising agencies 3,468 - - 3,468 Program service fees 5,382,576 - - 5,382,576 Franchise fees 1,000,000 - - 1,000,000 Investment return designated for current operations 563,427 - 4,000 567,427 Sale of publications 102,538 - - 102,538 Other 574,545 - - 574,545 Net assets released from restriction: Satisfaction of restrictions 15,548,804 (15,598,429) 49,625
Total revenue, gains, and other support 48,774,209
(1,565,971)
110,625
47,318,863
OPERATING EXPENSES Program Services: Economic empowerment 24,067,192 24,067,192 Education and youth empowerment 3,813,818 3,813,818 Civic engagement and leadership empowerment 8,540,246 8,540,246 Technical assistance to affiliates 1,881,874 1,881,874 Health and quality of life empowerment 2,441,477 2,441,477 Civil rights and racial justice empowerment 251,968 - - 251,968
Total program services
40,996,575
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-
40,996,575
Supporting Services: Management and general 4,895,522 4,895,522 Fund raising 2,844,859 2,844,859
Total expenses
Change in net assets from operations
48,736,956 37,253
(1,565,971)
110,625
48,736,956 (1,418,093)
OTHER CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS Investment return net of amount designated for current operations 2,315,153 2,315,153 Pension-related changes other than net periodic pension credit Change in net assets Net assets at beginning of year Net assets at end of year
512,748
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-
512,748
2,865,154 (7,041,891)
(1,565,971) 18,301,000
110,625 19,911,440
1,409,808 31,170,549
$(4,176,737)
$16,735,029
$20,022,065
$32,580,357
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Entrepreneurship Centers
Empowering Minority Businesses to Reach Higher, Achieve More
Perhaps a combination of the shrinking economy, the tidal wave of layoffs and the American spirit of self-reliance led to an extraordinary 25% increase in participants in our Entrepreneurship Center Program in 2009. Regardless of the cause, more people of color are interested in developing or expanding entrepreneurial pursuits and the National Urban League is prepared to help them acquire the tools to succeed. Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2009, our program prepares and empowers minority entrepreneurs to recognize and seize new opportunities and pursue financing that underwrites high-level business-growth prospects. Through a combination of individual management assistance and group training, the Entrepreneurship Center Program targets the major obstacles to minority-business growth: lack of capital and investment resources, lack of access to public and private sector opportunities, and lack of advanced management skills. Entrepreneurs who qualify for the program learn how to expand their business expertise, operate their businesses more profitably, increase market share, and structure their enterprise payroll to offer living-wage jobs to area residents.
FACTS & STATS Entrepreneurship Centers in 2009: n Served 4,930 clients; n Delivered 8,011 hours of management counseling; n Provided 7,114 hours of business skills training.
By mid-year 2009, our Los Angeles Entrepreneurship Center opened, joining the seven established centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Kansas City, and Philadelphia. In New Orleans, we also oversee the Women’s Business Center. This important investment in entrepreneurial development helps the businesses and their owners, while positively impacting their communities by creating jobs, expanding the tax base, and creating the momentum to build exponentially on success.
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Gulf Coast Economic Empowerment Program
growth, encourages greater use of minority businesses and creates jobs for area residents.
In 2009, its third and final year in operation, the Gulf Coast Economic Empowerment Program, a joint effort of the National Urban League and BP America, continued to provide critical business support and services to areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
In 2009, the Fund nearly doubled its 2008 investments, providing financing with attractive, below-market rates. These investments focused on minority-owned businesses and owner-occupied real estate. By targeting underserved communities where there is greatest opportunity to make a difference, we’re providing the financial muscle needed to empower and strengthen economically weakened areas.
By providing management and technical assistance ranging from back-office services to designand-specification review, along with contract opportunity notification, the program helped redevelop commercial and residential property along the Gulf Coast. Targeted areas included Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, and New Orleans in Louisiana, and Beaumont and Port Arthur in Texas.
The National Urban League/Stonehenge Capital Empowerment Fund The Empowerment Fund is a strategic community alliance between the National Urban League and Stonehenge Capital. Created with two New Market Tax Credit allocations totaling $202.5 million, the Fund targets 100% of its investments in businesses located in Areas of Greater Distress, places with high unemployment and high rates of poverty. The total allocations have grown to $367.5 million. By investing in small businesses and nonprofit community services that have a significant impact on minority clients, the Fund stimulates business
FACTS & STATS Gulf Coast Economic Empowerment Program in 2009: n Assisted 637 small and minority-owned businesses; n Captured $85 million in new business by
identifying 158 contract opportunities.
FACTS & STATS NUL/Stonehenge Capital Empowerment Fund: n Received new allocation of $85 million in 2009; n Made five investments that ranged from $3 million
to $25 million.
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Entrepreneurship Time for Michael Sands, President, Natural Pest Control, Inc., Camden, NJ Entrepreneurship Program Opens Doors to Business Growth
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Michael Sands decided 30 years ago to take a more natural, ecologically friendly route to pest control: the green way, and now his green philosophy has turned into marketing gold.
Michael Sands, 56, is a natural killer. With parents from the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, he learned early in life about the importance of doing things the “natural way, the island way.” That includes pest control techniques.
Thanks to the Urban League’s myriad networking opportunities, he’s growing his enterprise by making contact with key business and community leaders, moving from low-bid government projects to longer term, more profitable, six-figure contracts.
“In the islands, you work with nature and you learn that you can do things without a lot of chemicals,” he explains. “Like using the lowest dose and the least toxic substances to control pests. For example, using boric acid for ants.”
Thanks to the Entrepreneurship Center’s consultants, Michael has expanded his customer base with stepped-up marketing and advertising efforts including a new Web site, marketing materials and even free media coverage.
After training and working with big corporate entities, Michael Sands decided 30 years ago that their approach to insect and rodent eradication was equivalent to “using a cannon when you need a peashooter.” He preferred to take a more natural, ecologically friendly route: the green way, back when green was just a descriptor for a combination of yellow and blue.
“I’m ecstatic, it’s been so unbelievable,” he explains. “For example, two nights ago, I went to a small gala at the local TV news station with the Urban League, met the people there and wound up doing an on-camera promo for their morning news program! I never thought I could do something like that but it’s an example of the good things that come from being around such positivity that the professionals at the Urban League have.”
“Thirty years ago we were called kooky,” Michael says with a chuckle. “Now, we’re considered avantgarde.” And he’s turned his green philosophy into marketing gold by working with the Entrepreneurship Center at the Urban League of Philadelphia, located just across the Delaware River from his Camden, New Jerseybased company, Natural Pest Control, Inc. Thanks to the Center’s management guidance, advice and programs, he’s a better leader and manager, instilling trust, teamwork and collaboration among his eight employees.
Thanks to the Entrepreneurship Center, Michael’s receptiveness to new ideas and his focused approach to building his business, Natural Pest Control, Inc. is steady financially, growing and planning to hire staff through the Urban League of Philadelphia’s employment program. “They have empowered me, absolutely,” Michael Young says. “They’ve given me the tools and the skill, the encouragement and the courage to try new things, to reach out and take the next step.”
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Workforce Development
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Getting Ahead by Getting to Work
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Work is empowering. It gives purpose and dignity to life, provides families with economic and social stability, and contributes to our communities’ vitality, viability and quality of life. At a time in our nation’s history when work has never been so hard to get and so hard to keep, the National Urban League is on the front lines, partnering with government agencies and corporate supporters to connect the unemployed with jobs.
Urban Youth Empowerment Program In the spring of 2009, this program received a $951,000 Congressional earmark to fund a comprehensive series of job preparation, training and employment services to young adults in five cities (Aurora, Colorado; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Detroit and Houston) who dropped out of school or are involved with the criminal justice system. In late 2009, NUL received a discretionary grant for $2 million from the US Department of Labor to continue the Urban Youth Empowerment Program model in seven sites (Baltimore, Birmingham, Broward County, Lorain County, Los Angeles, Peoria, and Pittsburgh).
In 2009, the National Urban League’s Workforce Development Division featured three major programs that reached nearly 20,000 individuals.
Mature Worker Program With a $13 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor plus $2.6 million from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Mature Worker Program provides job training and placement, and subsidized employment for low-income adults, 55 and older. In six hard-hit locations—Boston, Dayton, Detroit, Newark, Pittsburgh and New York’s Westchester County—the program provided services to 1,400 unemployed seniors, and placed 350 in jobs.
Workforce Investment Demonstration Project In 2009, the fourth of a five-year partnership with Walmart, the Workforce Investment Demonstration Project saw a whopping 30% increase in the number of people served—18,228 people in 10 cities received job readiness, training and placement services, a measure of the depth of the nation’s economic downturn. The majority of program beneficiaries attended local job fairs, followed by Job Readiness Workshop participants and recipients of specialty job training, while approximately 5%, or 649 community residents, obtained employment.
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Housing & Community Development Providing Help for People & Places
As the housing crisis reached epidemic proportions last year, with record numbers of foreclosures and home values declining, we heard a reprise of the old places vs. people debate. It goes like this: should National Urban League programs focus on places by improving housing and other conditions in the neighborhoods where low- and moderate-income African-Americans live, or should our programs focus on people by helping AfricanAmericans move out of distressed neighborhoods and into communities with better living conditions and opportunities? We believe an effective housing policy can and should do both: improve housing conditions in poor neighborhoods, encouraging reinvestment in them by households of all incomes, and open up opportunities for poor families to move elsewhere if they wish. Our programs reflect this balanced approach and support the League’s ultimate housing and community development goal of housing that supports healthy families and communities. In 2009, as a sponsor of the National Community Stabilization Trust, we worked to increase the stock of modestly priced rental and homeowner units in neighborhoods where demand was high. In 2009, we provided expert Congressional testimony on legislative proposals to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act, reform the Federal Housing Administration, and evaluate the administration’s foreclosure prevention initiatives. We continued to provide comprehensive housing
counseling, with emphasis on foreclosure prevention and on financial literacy training coupled with homeownership preparation group and individual counseling. The more people know they can turn to the trusted Urban League for qualified counseling, and the more they understand the impact of early intervention, the more homeowners our affiliates are able to save and the greater their impact on preserving our communities at risk. In 2009, in collaboration with the Alliance for Stabilizing Our Communities, we launched the Restore Our Homes initiative to combat the scams, misinformation and predatory marketing that sprang up during the housing crisis. Underscoring our expertise, Restore Our Homes promoted eight National Urban League Gold Comprehensive Homeownership Centers. The campaign, supported by Bank of America and other public and private sources, allowed us to provide direct counseling and intervention to thousands of homeowners previously unaware of Urban League services.
FACTS & STATS Housing & Community Development n Provided foreclosure prevention and intervention
to nearly 10,000 distressed homeowners”
n “Achieved 40-50% Home Retention Rate” n Received $6 million in federal funds for
emergency foreclosure prevention counseling.
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Ty Anthony Hoke, Cedar Hill, Texas Mortgage Modification Program Puts to Rest Foreclosure Nightmare
“Because I went through it (eviction) when I was young,” Ty Anthony explains, “I vowed that I would do everything possible to make sure it never happens again.” For Ty Anthony Hoke, 50, the fear of foreclosure runs deep, back to his childhood 40 years ago in Asheville, North Carolina. His mother was between jobs. She fell behind on the mortgage. The family was evicted, swiftly and with little warning. He recalls being hustled out of the house by a guntoting sheriff’s deputy. He remembers his mother calling out to her seven children, “Carry whatever you can.” He recounts, “As soon as we were out, they put a padlock on the door. Everything we couldn’t carry was lost.” Everything was gone, including their puppies, Striker and Duke, except for the painful memories. “Because I went through it (eviction) when I was young,” Ty Anthony explains, “I vowed that I would do everything possible to make sure it never happens again.” But hard times hit in January 2009. Ty Anthony Hoke, after 15 years in the Army, and decades working in IT communications with big defense contractors, was between jobs. He’d fallen behind
on his mortgage. He, his wife and two daughters were facing the nightmare from his childhood: eviction. This time was different. This time, he had help. This time, the Urban League of Greater Dallas was ready and able to help when others couldn’t. Several social-service agencies in the Dallas area confessed that they weren’t set up to help someone in his situation. But the Urban League of Greater Dallas was prepared. His housing counselor, upto-date on the Making Home Affordable federal program, guided him through a six-month-long mortgage modification process that ended with a new, affordable mortgage at a 5% interest rate, down from 9.625%. “Vanessa and her team at the Urban League navigated the process with me,” Ty Anthony says. “They helped us get our finances in order, and when the mortgage company wouldn’t listen to me, Vanessa and her manager spoke to them for me. They listened to her, she knew the system.” After eight months of unemployment, Ty Anthony Hoke is working again. He’s current on his new mortgage payments. And he’s thankful that the Urban League was there in his time of need. “If anyone were to ask me, I’d say, take your pride and pack it in the corner, go to the Urban League and ask for help. They’re great people. They know what to do. Look at me. They changed my life. They came to the rescue.”
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Health & Quality of Life Prevention Matters
In 2009, we launched two new Save Our Sons sites in Lorain County, Ohio, and Dallas,Texas. More than 250 men participate in the program’s workshops, symposiums, and activities that promote healthy lifestyles.
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In 2009, the National Urban League continued its strategic approach to eliminating disparities in health care by introducing new awareness and prevention programs, expanding existing outreach initiatives, and connecting clients to high quality health care.
Consumers Union/Best Buy Drug Project In the first of a two-year effort, the National Urban League and four affiliates (Northern Virginia, Rhode Island, Houston, and Columbia, SC) reached more than 1,200 families with information about the cost, effectiveness and advantages of using generic medications.
Wellness Tour The National Urban League, in partnership with Walgreens, provided wellness information and free screenings for diabetes, hypertension, blood glucose levels, bone density and body mass index to 16,844 people in 15 Urban League cities in 2009. To learn more about the tour and its schedule, visit Walgreens.com/tour.
Pfizer Helpful Answer Project In 2009, more than 20 League affiliates received training and participated in online seminars about helping clients access low-cost prescription drugs made or marketed by Pfizer Corporation.
Community Health Workers
Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative Designated as one of 14 National Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative Sites by the Centers for Disease Control, the National Urban League is plugging into the power of our affiliate network and harnessing our community connections on behalf of a new prevention campaign addressing the HIV and AIDS crisis in the African-American community. Our awareness campaign and education efforts include citywide symposia and workshops in six League affiliate cities: Buffalo, NY; Columbia, SC; Dallas, TX; Indianapolis, IN; and Miami and West Palm Beach in Florida.
Community Health Workers act as coaches and guides for people in their communities who need assistance understanding and navigating the complex and often confusing health care system. The trained Community Health Workers are experienced, culturally competent and knowledgeable about the health care system. The important service they provide is often considered to be the missing link on the health care team.
I Am Woman Initiative Launched in 2009 as a partnership with the Urban League of Columbia, South Carolina, and funded by General Mills, Inc., the I Am Woman initiative addresses the entire family’s nutritional and wellness needs, with special emphasis on children and single parent households.
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Black Executive Exchange Program Cultivating Corporate Careers on Campus This signature program provides multiple platforms for information exchange, teaching and mentoring, and interaction between black executives working in the public and private sectors and the students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities.
FACTS & STATS Black Executive Exchange Program: n Engaged 565 Executive BEEPers in 2009; n Attracted 400 attendees at the annual
leadership conference;
n Has reached nearly 1 million students on
84 campuses in 40 years.
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National Urban League Young Professionals Our Next Generation of Leaders The National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program, or BEEP for short, may have a whimsical sounding acronym but it has a practical purpose: to develop and prepare African-American college students to compete for careers in corporate America. Founded in 1969, this signature program provides multiple platforms for information exchange, teaching and mentoring, and interaction between black executives in the public and private sectors and the students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities. BEEP’s programs range from accredited lectures and coursework delivered by loaned executives (BEEPers) who serve as visiting professors, to twoday seminars on business topics, current events and social issues featuring notable speakers. There are also career planning workshops led by experts in a variety of professions, and an annual leadership conference that attracts presenters from the worlds of business, entertainment, and politics. BEEP conferences offer outstanding networking opportunities for executive mentors, speakers and students. BEEP also educates the educators, with the execs providing faculty members with real-world insights and perspectives that enhance their course offerings, and ensure that the instruction stays current and relevant. 2009 was a milestone year for BEEP, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in Atlanta at its annual conference in June called “BEEP @ 40: A Legacy of Leadership.” Senior executives from Turner Broadcasting, Sodexo USA, Pitney Bowes, The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Home Depot were on the roster of speakers. In conjunction with the annual conference, 140 students took part in a four-day leadership institute sponsored by Cox Enterprises and BP. And teams from Southern University at Baton Rouge, Clark Atlanta University and Wilberforce University took home cash prizes for their winning entries in the Student Case Competition, which was to develop strategies to increase brand marketing for retailing giant Walmart.
Sometimes dubbed members of Gen X or Gen Y, depending on the decade of their birth, we like to think of the National Urban League’s Young Professionals as “Generation Next.” Our nationwide network of voluntary auxiliary chapters is composed of the leaders of tomorrow, young professionals, ages 21-40, who work to strengthen their communities. In so doing, they receive valuable skills and make important connections that enhance their own personal and professional development. In 2009, the network celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Young Professionals Summit, held during the League’s annual conference in Chicago. The summit offered the more than 400 attendees groundbreaking workshops and plenary presentations focusing on development and expansion of the civil rights and community outreach agendas, educational initiatives, and leadership training. Thanks to Scripps Network, the summit debuted the Young Professional’s promotional video, and issued the 2009 Annual Service Report, made possible by the support of Starbucks. The Young Professionals’ 6th Annual Day of Service in 2009 reached more than 2,000 youth, ages 12-18, with a program of economic empowerment aimed to help young people better manage their finances. A component of the League’s program to nurture the next generation of leaders, the Young Professionals leadership weekend in 2009 attracted more than 45 participants from chapters across the country. Held as part of the League’s Whitney M. Young Leadership Conference in Cincinnati, attendees took part in sessions designed to broaden their talents and techniques in fundraising, management and volunteerism.
FACTS & STATS NUL Young Professionals: n Has 4,137 members in 57 chapters n Volunteered over 42,470 hours in 2009; n Raised $102,775 for affiliates.
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National Urban League Guild
Preserving the Legacy, Building the Future
Call them the connectors, the achievers, the doers, the believers. The 2,500 members of the National Urban League Guild, ages 45-95, are the “heart and soul” of the organization. They provide a living link to the League’s legacy while paving the way to empowerment for future generations. Founded in 1942 and featuring a five-point program encompassing Community Service, Mentoring, Leadership Development, Education and Fundraising, the Guild is comprised of enthusiastic volunteers who donate their time and talents. They connect the League to its communities, and raise the funds that allow the League to deliver programs that enrich and encourage the underserved across the United States. In 2009, the value of the Guilders’ volunteer time was just over $900,000. A significant nationwide effort took place in May as Guilds from coast to coast hosted events in their communities during the 5th Annual National Healthy Awareness
Project. During their Healthy Awareness Project, the Guilders from the Metropolitan Orlando Urban League – newly renamed the Central Florida Urban League – achieved a notable milestone by breaking the record held by Japan for completing the most blood pressure screenings and glucose tests in a single day. Their feat earned our first-ever recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records. Also in 2009, the Guild began preparation and planning to partner with the League’s Young Professionals to present the first National Day of Empowerment in the fall of 2010.
FACTS & STATS NUL Guild: n Has 2,500 members in 52 chapters; n Volunteered over 45,250 hours in 2009; n Raised $322,400 for affiliates in 2009.
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Equal Opportunity Day Dinner
2009 National Urban League Conference
Honoring those who support equal opportunity for all people.
Four days of instruction, insights and inspiration.
For 53 years, the National Urban League has honored the contributions of people and organizations working towards equal opportunity, civil rights, and social justice at the Equal Opportunity Day dinner. In 2009, we awarded our highest commendations to three individuals and one corporation who have advanced understanding of and collaboration in support of equal opportunity for all people. General Colin L. Powell, US Army (Retired), received the Humanitarian Award for his exemplary global leadership during his career as a soldier, statesman, and diplomat. John and Amonica Davis, co-owners of a ServiceMaster cleaning and janitorial franchise in Cleveland, accepted the Entrepreneurship Award for their business acumen as minority business owners. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in recognition of the retailer’s commitment to corporate citizenship and responsibility, was honored with the Corporate Leadership Award.
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With a theme of “The Path to Power,” our 2009 national conference in Chicago was packed with programs, presentations, plenary sessions and parties featuring experts, lawmakers, business leaders and celebrities providing instruction, insights and inspiration for the more than 4,000 attendees. Highlights ranged from our largest-ever career expo to workshops on investing in a challenging economy and how to go green. Notables joining us included supermodel Tyra Banks, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Bank of America President and CEO Kenneth Lewis and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. And helping us celebrate were R&B singing sensation EnVogue and award-winning rapper Yung Joc.
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I Am Empowered Platform for the Future
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We conclude our look back at the notable achievements of 2009 with a look ahead, with a vision of a future where, by 2025: n
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Every American child is ready for college, work and life; Every American has access to a job with a living wage and good benefits; Every American lives in safe, decent, affordable and energy-efficient housing on fair terms; Every American has access to quality and affordable healthcare solutions.
True to our heritage of advocacy and action, and born of our venerable vision of a country where there are no barriers to equal participation in the social and economic mainstream, the National Urban League is proud to launch, during our 100th anniversary, I Am Empowered. This national campaign is built on the four cornerstones of an empowered life: Education, Jobs, Housing, and Healthcare. In 2010, we’ll be traveling the United States with our message of empowerment, celebrating our Centennial, and rallying citizens to create power and parity and equitable opportunities for all Americans.
I Am Empowered also is tapping into the strength of social networking by creating a digital village where people come together to join the movement, take the pledge and plug into the resources and opportunities the National Urban League offers. This Social Mobilization Platform includes the Website <iamempowered.com>, as well as mobile applications for devices including iPhone, Blackberry and Android. I Am Empowered sets ambitious goals that we believe are achievable with the help of our supporters and contributors, civic and community organizations, municipal entities, corporate partners, the nine historically black Greek organizations of the National Panhellenic Council, and the National Council of La Raza. With the I Am Empowered campaign, America will hear our voices calling for justice; see our numbers, mobilized for equal opportunity; and feel the strength of our resolve to harness personal power to create a country where there is equality and justice for all.
Take The Pledge www.iamempowered.com
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Constituents Black Executive Exchange Program Executive Advisory Council Myron A. Gray Chairperson
National Council of Urban League Guilds Frankie M. Brown President
Council of Board Chairs and Members Effenus Henderson President
National Urban League Association of Executives N. Charles Anderson President
National Urban League Young Professionals Barton J. Taylor President
Directory of Presidents AKRON, OHIO
ANDERSON, INDIANA
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Bernett L. Williams President Akron Community Service Center and Urban League 440 Vernon Odom BOULEVARD Akron, OH 44307 Phone: (330) 434-3101 Fax: (330) 434-2716 E-mail ulbernett@aol.com Website: www.akronurbanleague.org
William Raymore President Urban League of Madison County 1210 West 10th Street Anderson, IN 46015 Phone: (765) 649-7126 Fax: (765) 644-6809 E-mail: wraymore@sbcglobal.net Website: www.urbanleaguemc.org
Jeffrey Richard President Austin Area Urban League 8011 Cameron Road – Building A Suite 100 Austin, TX 78754 Phone: (512) 478-7176 Fax: (512) 478-3609 E-mail: jeffrey_richard@aaul.org Website: www.aaul.org
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Nancy Flake Johnson President Atlanta Urban League 100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E. – Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: (404) 659-1150 Fax: (404) 659-5771 E-mail njohnson@atlul.org Website: www.atlul.org
Lavern Chatman President Northern Virginia Urban League 1315 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 836-2858 Fax: (703) 836-8948 E-mail: chatmanlj@aol.com Website: www.nvul.org
ALTON, ILLINOIS Brenda Walker McCain President Madison County Urban League 408 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618) 463-1906 Fax: (618) 463-9021 E-mail: bkwm51@aol.com Website: N/A
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
AURORA, ILLINOIS Theodia Gillespie President Quad County Urban League 1685 N. Farnsworth Avenue Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: (630) 851-2203 Fax: (630) 851-2703 E-mail: theodia@aol.com Website: www.qcul.org
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND J. Howard Henderson President Greater Baltimore Urban League 512 Orchard Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 523-8150 Fax: (410) 523-4022 E-mail: JHH985@aol.com Website: www.bul.org
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN Kyra Sichinga Interim President Southwestern Michigan Urban League 172 West Van Buren Street Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone: (269) 962-5553 Fax: (269) 962-2228 E-mail: kyraul@ulbc.org Website: www.ulbc.org
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Troy Buckner Interim President Urban League of Anchorage-Alaska 2627 C Street – Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 276-0390 Fax: (907) 279-2757 E-mail: Troy@nul-anchorage.org Website: www.nul-anchorage.org
In 2009, Urban League affiliates provided services and programs to 2.1 million people.
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BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Jennifer Lesko President Broome County Urban League 43-45 Carroll Street Binghamton, NY 13901 Phone: (607) 723-7303 Fax: (607) 723-5827 E-mail: jlesko@bcul.org Website: www.bcul.org
Otha Meadows President Charleston Trident Urban League 729 East Bay Street Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: (843) 965-4037 Fax: (843) 965-4039 E-mail: otha.meadows@ctul.org Website: www.ctul.org
Marsha Mockabee Interim President Urban League of Greater Cleveland 2930 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Phone: (216)622-0999 ext. 223 Fax: (216) 622-0997 Email: mmockabee@ulcleveland.org Website: www.ulcleveland.org
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Elaine S. Jackson President Birmingham Urban League 1229 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: (205) 326-0162 Fax: (205) 521-6951 E-mail: ejackson@birminghamurbanleague.net Website: www.birminghamurbanleague.net
Dr. Patrick Graham President Urban League of Central Carolinas, Inc. 740 West 5th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: (704) 373-2256 Fax: (704) 373-2262 E-mail: pgraham@urbanleaguecc.org Website: www.urbanleaguecc.org
Diane Allen Phillips Interim President Urban League of Pikes Peak Region, Inc. 1322 N. Academy Blvd. – Suite 201 Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: (719) 634-1525 Fax: (719) 634-3357 E-mail: dallen@springsurbanleague.org Website: www.springsurbanleague.org
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Warren E. Logan, Jr. President Urban League Greater Chattanooga, Inc. 730 E. Martin Luther King Boulevard Chattanooga, TN 37403 Phone: (423) 756-1762 Fax: (423) 756-7255 E-mail: wloga13028@aol.com Website: www.ulchatt.net
James T. McLawhorn, Jr. President Columbia Urban League 1400 Barnwell Street P.O. Box 50125 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 799-8150 Fax: (803) 254-6052 E-mail: culsc@aol.com Website: www.columbiaurbanleague.org
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Darnell L. Williams President Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts 88 Warren Street Roxbury, MA 02119 Phone: (617) 442-4519 Fax: (617) 442-9813 E-mail: dwilliams@ulem.org Website: www.ulem.org
BUFFALO, NEW YORK Brenda W. McDuffie President Buffalo Urban League 15 East Genesee Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: (716) 854-7625 Fax: (716) 854-8960 E-mail: bmcduffie@buffalourbanleague.org Website: www.buffalourbanleague.org
CANTON, OHIO Vince Watts Interim President Greater Stark County Urban League, Inc. 1400 Sherrick Road, S.E. Canton, OH 44707-3533 Phone: (330) 456-3479 Fax: (330) 456-3307 E-mail: vwatts4591@aol.com Website: www.starkcountyul.org
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Herman Brewer Interim President Chicago Urban League 4510 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60653 Phone: (773) 451-3572 Fax: (773) 285-8034 E-mail: hbrewer@cul-chicago.org Website: www.thechicagourbanleague.org
CINCINNATI, OHIO Donna Jones Baker President Urban League of Greater Cincinnati 3458 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45229 Phone: (513) 281-9955 Fax: (513) 281-0455 E-mail: djbaker@gcul.org Website: www.gcul.org
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Reginald Pugh President Urban League of Greater Columbus, Inc. 802 First Avenue Columbus, GA 31901 Phone: (706) 323-3687 Fax: (706) 596-2144 E-mail: ceo@columbusurbanleague.org Website: www.columbusurbanleague.org
COLUMBUS, OHIO William “Eddie” Harrell, Jr. President Columbus Urban League 788 Mount Vernon Avenue Columbus, OH 43203-1408 Phone: (614) 257-6300 Fax: (614) 257-6322 E-mail: eharrell@cul.org Website: www.cul.org
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Directory of Presidents (continued) DALLAS, TEXAS
ELYRIA, OHIO
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
Beverly K. Mitchell-Brooks, Ph.D. President Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas 4315 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 Phone: (214) 915-4600 Fax: (214) 915-4651 E-mail: bmb@ulgdnctx.com Website: www.ulgdnctx.com
Fred Wright President Lorain County Urban League 401 Broad Street, Robinson Building Suite B Elyria, OH 44035 Phone: (440) 323-3364/6085 Ext. 23 Fax: (440) 323-5299 E-mail: fwright@lcul.org Website: www.lcul.org
Jonathan Ray President Fort Wayne Urban League 2135 S. Hanna Street Fort Wayne, IN 46803 Phone: (260) 745-3100 Fax: (260) 745-0405 E-mail: jray@fwurbanleague.org Website: www.fwurbanleague.org
DAYTON, OHIO
ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
William Gillispie Interim President Dayton Urban League 907 West Fifth Street Dayton, OH 45402 Phone: (937) 220-6650 Fax: (937) 220-6659 E-mail: wgillispie@duleague.org Website: www.daytonurbanleague.org
Peter T. Sylver, M. Div., JD Interim President Urban League for Bergen County 40 North Van Brunt Street Englewood, NJ 07631 Phone: (201) 568-4988 Fax: (201) 568-4989 E-mail: pslyver@urbanleague4bc.org Website: www.urbanleaguebc.org
Vanessa Allen President Urban League of Northwest Indiana, Inc. 3101 Broadway Gary, IN 46409 Phone: (219) 887-9621 Fax: (219) 887-0020 E-mail: allen-vanessa@att.net Website: www.ulnwi-careerlane.net
DENVER, COLORADO
FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Landri Taylor President Urban League of Metropolitan Denver 2015 York Street Denver, CO 80205 Phone: (303) 377-2790 Fax: (303) 377-2794 Email: ltaylor@denverurbanleague.org Website: www.denverurbanleague.org
Michael L. Wright President Shenango Valley Urban League 601 Indiana Avenue Farrell, PA 16121 Phone: (724) 981-5310 Fax: (724) 981-1544 E-mail: mlw@neohio.twcbc.com Website: www.svul.org
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
FLINT, MICHIGAN
N. Charles Anderson President Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan 208 Mack Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: (313) 832-4600 Ext. 118 Fax: (313) 832-3222 E-mail: ncanderson@deturbanleague.org Website: www.deturbanleague.org
Lorna Latham President Urban League of Flint 5005 Cloverlawn Drive Flint, MI 48504 Phone: (810) 789-7611 Fax: (810) 787-4518 E-mail: llatham@ulflint.org Website: www.ulflint.org
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
Germaine Smith-Baugh, Ed.D. President Urban League of Broward County 11 N.W. 36th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Phone: (954) 584-0777 Fax: (954) 584-4413 E-mail: gsbaugh@ulbcfl.org Website: www.ulbroward.org
Ella S. Teal President Urban League of Union County 288 North Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07208 Phone: (908) 351-7200 Fax: (908) 527-9881 E-mail: ulunioncty@aol.com Website: N/A
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
GARY, INDIANA
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Walter M. Brame, Ed.D. President Grand Rapids Urban League 745 Eastern Avenue, S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 245-2207 Fax: (616) 245-6510 E-mail: drwbrame@aol.com Website: www.grurbanleague.org
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Johnny Mickler, Sr. President Urban League of the Upstate, Inc. 15 Regency Hill Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Phone: (864) 244-3862 Fax: (864) 244-6134 E-mail: jmickler@urbanleagueoftheupstate.org Website: www.urbanleagueoftheupstate. org
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Richard Brown Interim President Urban League of Greater Hartford 140 Woodland Avenue P.O. Box 320590 Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: (860) 527-0147 EXT. 112 Fax: (860) 249-1563 E-mail: rbrown@ulgh.org Website: www.ulgh.org
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Directory of Presidents (continued) HOUSTON, TEXAS
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
Judson W. Robinson III President Houston Area Urban League 1301 Texas Avenue Houston, TX 77002-3508 Phone: (713) 393-8700 Fax: (713) 393-8787 E-mail: judrob@haul.org Website: www.haul.org
Gwen Grant President Urban League of Kansas City 1710 Paseo Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: (816) 471-0550 Fax: (816) 471-3064 E-mail: ggrant@ulkc.org Website: www.ulkc.org
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Theresa Sanders President Urban League of Long Island 50 Clinton Street, Suite 204 Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 570-6645 Fax: (631) 232-3849 Email: tsanders@urbanleaguelongisland. org Website: www.urbanleaguelongisland.com
Joseph Slash President Indianapolis Urban League 777 Indiana Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: (317) 693-7603 Fax: (317) 693-7613 E-mail: jslash@indplsul.org Website: www.indplsul.org
Phyllis Y. Nichols President Knoxville Area Urban League 1514 E. 5th Avenue P.O. Box 1911 Knoxville, TN 37917-1911 Phone: (865) 524-5511 Fax: (865) 525-5154 E-mail: pynichols@thekaul.org Website: www.thekaul.org
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Joshua Dixon President Urban League of Lancaster County 502 South Duke Street Lancaster, PA 17602 Phone: (717) 394-1966 Fax: (717) 295-5044 E-mail: jdixon@urbanleagueofscpa.com Website: www.urbanleagueofscpa.com
Benjamin K. Richmond President Louisville Urban League 1535 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40203 Phone: (502) 585-4622 Fax: (502) 585-2335 E-mail: brichmond@lul.org Website: www.lul.org
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
MADISON, WISCONSIN
Morse Arberry Interim President Las Vegas-Clark County Urban League 930 West Owens Las Vegas, NV 89106 Phone: (702) 636-3949 Fax: (702) 636-9240 E-mail: marberry@lvccul.org Website: www.lvccul.org
Kaleem Caire President Urban League of Greater Madison 2222 S. Park Street – Suite 200 Madison, WI 53713 Phone: (608) 729-1200 Fax: (608) 729-1205 E-mail: kcaire@ulgm.org Website: www.ulgm.org
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Porter G. Peeples President Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County 148 DeWeese Street Lexington, KY 40507 Phone: (859) 233-1561 Fax: (859) 233-7260 E-mail: pg@ullexfay.org Website: www.ullexfay.org
Tomeka R. Hart President Memphis Urban League 413 N. Cleveland Street Memphis, TN 38104-7012 Phone: (901) 272-2491 Fax: (901) 278-3602 E-mail: thart@mphsurbanleague.org Website: www.mphsurbanleague.org
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Willie Cole Executive Director Urban League of Greater Jackson 2310 Highway 80 West – Bldg. 1, Suite E Jackson, MS 39204-2354 Phone: (601) 714-4600 Fax: (601) 714-4040 E-mail: willie.cole@gmail.com Website: N/A
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Richard D. Danford, Jr., Ph.D. President Jacksonville Urban League 903 West Union Street Jacksonville, FL 32204 Phone: (904) 356-8336 Fax: (904) 356-8369 E-mail: r.danford@jaxul.org Website: www.jaxul.org
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY Elnora Watson President Urban League of Hudson County 253 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Jersey City, NJ 07305 Phone: (201) 451-8888 Fax: (201) 451-4158 E-mail: ewatson@ulohc.org Website: www.ulohc.org
Blair H. Taylor President Los Angeles Urban League 3450 Mount Vernon Drive Los Angeles, CA 90008 Phone: (323) 299-9660 Fax: (323) 299-0618 E-mail: btaylor@laul.org Website: www.laul.org
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Directory of Presidents (continued) MIAMI, FLORIDA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
T. Willard Fair President Urban League of Greater Miami 8500 N.W. 25th Avenue Miami, FL 33147 Phone: (305) 696-4450 Fax: (305) 696-4455 E-mail: twfair@bellsouth.net Website: www.urbanleaguemiami.org
Patricia Parrish Stokes President Urban League of Middle Tennessee 2250 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard Nashville, TN 37228 Phone: (615) 254-0525 Fax: (615) 254-0636 E-mail: pstokes@urbanleagueofmidtn.org Website: www.ulmt.org
Valerie Thompson, Ph.D. President Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City 3900 N. Martin Luther King Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Phone: (405) 424-5243 Fax: (405) 424-3382 E-mail: vrthompson@urbanleagueok.org Website: www.urbanleagueok.org
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Ralph Hollmon President Milwaukee Urban League 435 West North Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53212 Phone: (414) 374-5850 Fax: (414) 562-8620 E-mail: rhollmon@tmul.org Website: www.tmul.org
Nolan V. Rollins President Urban League of Greater New Orleans 2322 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: (504) 620-2332 Fax: (504) 620-9654 E-mail: nrollins@urbanleagueneworleans.org Website: www.urbanleagueneworleans.org
Thomas H. Warren, Sr. President Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. 3040 Lake Street Omaha, NE 68111 Phone: (402) 453-9730 Fax: (402) 453-9676 E-mail: twarren@urbanleagueneb.org Website: www.urbanleagueneb.net
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Allie Braswell, Jr. President Central Florida Urban League 2804 Belco Drive Orlando, FL 32808-3557 Phone: (407) 841-7654 Ext. 314 Fax: (407) 849-0440 E-mail: abraswell@cful.org Website: www.cful.org
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Scott Gray President Minneapolis Urban League 2100 Plymouth Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55411 Phone: (612) 302-3101 Fax: (612) 521-1444 E-mail: sgray@mul.org Website: www.mul.org
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY Marc Pindus Interim President Urban League of Morris County 300 Madison Avenue – Suite A Morristown, NJ 07960 Phone: (973) 539-2121 Fax: (973) 644-9496 E-mail: mnpindus@yahoo.com Website: www.ulmcnj.org
MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Ed Garner Urban League of Greater Muskegon 26 East Broadway Avenue P.O. Box 4272 Muskegon, MI 49444 Phone: (231) 726-6019 Fax: (231) 799-4999 E-mail: egarner@muskegon.org Website: N/A
Arva Rice President New York Urban League 204 West 136th Street New York, NY 10030 Phone: (212) 926-8000 Fax: (212) 283-4948 E-mail: arice@nyul.org Website: www.nyul.org
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Vivian Cox Fraser President Urban League of Essex County 508 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07107-1430 Phone: (973) 624-9535 Fax: (973) 624-9597 E-mail: vfraser@ulec.org Website: www.ulec.org
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Edith G. White President Urban League of Hampton Roads 3225 High Street Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: (757) 627-0864 Fax: (757) 966-9613 E-mail: ewhite@ulhr.org Website: www.ulhr.org
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
PEORIA, ILLINOIS Laraine E. Bryson President Tri-County Urban League 317 South MacArthur Highway Peoria, IL 61605 Phone: (309) 673-7474 Fax: (309) 672-4366 E-mail: lebryson@tcpul.com Website: www.metorlandoul.org
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Patricia A. Coulter President Urban League of Philadelphia 121 S. Broad Street – 9th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: (215) 985-3220 Fax: (215) 985-3227 E-mail: pcoulter@urbanleaguephila.org Website: www.urbanleaguephila.org
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
George Dean President Greater Phoenix Urban League 1402 South Seventh Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 254-5611 Fax: (602) 253-7359 E-mail: gdean@gphxul.org Website: www.gphxul.org
Thomas J. Victory President Urban League of Greater Richmond, Inc. 511 West Grace Street Richmond, VA 23220 Phone: (804) 649-8407 Fax: (804) 643-5724 E-mail: tvictory@urbanleaguerichmond.org Website: www.urbanleaguerichmond.org
Gregory Johnson President Pinellas County Urban League 333 31st Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33713 Phone: (727) 327-2081 Fax: (727) 321-8349 E-mail: gjohnson@pcul.org Website: www.pcul.org
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Esther L. Bush President Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh 610 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: (412) 227-4802 Fax: (412) 227-4154 E-mail: ebush@ulpgh.org Website: www.ulpgh.org
William G. Clark President Urban League of Rochester 265 North Clinton Avenue Rochester, NY 14605 Phone: (585) 325-6530 Fax: (585) 325-4864 E-mail: wclark@ulr.org Website: www.ulr.org
Ray King President Urban League of San Diego County 720 Gateway Center Drive San Diego, CA 92102 Phone: (619) 263-3115 Fax: (619) 263-3660 E-mail ray.king@sdul.org Website: www.sdul.org
PORTLAND, OREGON
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Marcus C. Mundy President Urban League of Portland 10 North Russell Street Portland, OR 97227 Phone: (503) 280-2600 Fax: (503) 281-2612 E-mail: mmundy@ulpdx.org Website: www.ulpdx.org
David B. DeLuz President Greater Sacramento Urban League 3725 Marysville Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95838 Phone: (916) 286-8600 Fax: (916) 286-8650 E-mail: ddeluz@gsul.org Website: www.gsul.org
James Kelly President Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle 105 14th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Phone: (206) 461-3799 Fax: (206) 461-8425 E-mail: jkelly@urbanleague.org Website: www.urbanleague.org
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Dennis B. Langley President Urban League of Rhode Island 246 Prairie Avenue Providence, RI 02905 Phone: (401) 351-5000 Fax: (401) 454-1946 E-mail: Langley@ulri.org Website: www.ulri.org
James H. Buford President Urban League Metropolitan St. Louis 3701 Grandel Square St. Louis, MO 63108 Phone: (314) 615-3662 Fax: (314) 531-4849 E-mail: jbuford@urbanleague-stl.org Website: www.urbanleague-stl.org
Nina M. Harris President Springfield Urban League, Inc. 100 North 11th Street Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: (217) 789-0830 Fax: (217) 789-9838 E-mail: nharris@springfieldul.org Website: www.springfieldul.org
RACINE, WISCONSIN
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Yolanda Santos Adams Interim President Urban League of Racine & Kenosha, Inc. 718 North Memorial Drive Racine, WI 53404 Phone: (262) 637-8532 Fax: (262) 637-8634 E-mail: yadams2006@yahoo.com Website: N/A
Scott Selmer Interim President St. Paul Urban League 401 Selby Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: (651) 224-5771 Fax: (651) 224-8009 E-mail: scottselmer@msn.com Website: www.spul.org
Henry M. Thomas III President Urban League of Springfield 765 State Street Springfield, MA 01109 Phone: (413) 739-7211 Fax: (413) 747-8668 E-mail: hmthomas@ulspringfield.org Website: www.ulspringfield.org
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Directory of Presidents STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
WICHITA, KANSAS
Valerie Shultz-Wilson President Urban League of Southern Connecticut 46 Atlantic Street Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 327-5810 Fax: (203) 356-7784 E-mail: vswilson@ulsc.org Website: www.ulsc.org
Marla Mayberry, MHR President Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League 240 East Apache Tulsa, OK 74106 Phone: (918) 584-0001 EXT.303 Fax: (918) 584-0569 E-mail: mmayberry@mtul.org Website: www.mtul.org
Chester A. Daniel President Urban League of Kansas, Inc. 2418 East 9th Street, North Wichita, KS 67214 Phone: (316) 262-2463 Fax: (316) 262-8841 E-mail: chester.daniel@kansasul.org Website: www.kansasul.org
TACOMA, WASHINGTON
WARREN, OHIO
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Dorothy Anderson, Ed.D. President Tacoma Urban League 2550 South Yakima Street Tacoma, WA 98405 Phone: (253) 383-2007 Fax: (253) 383-4818 E-mail: d.anderson@tacomaurbanleague.org Website: www.tacomaurbanleague.org
Thomas S. Conley President Greater Warren-Youngstown Urban League 290 West Market Street Warren, OH 44481 Phone: (330) 394-4316 Fax: (330) 393-5777 E-mail: tconleywtul@neo.rr.com Website: www.gwyul.org
Deborah Wilson President Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League 100 West 10th Street – Suite 710 Wilmington, DE 19801 Phone: (302) 622-4300 Fax: (302) 622-4303 E-mail: dwilson@mwul.org Website: www.mwul.org
TALLAHASSEE, FLORDIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. Maudine R. Cooper President Greater Washington Urban League 2901 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 265-8200 Fax: (202) 265-9878 E-mail: gwulmrc@aol.com Website: www.gwul.org
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
Reverend Ernest Ferrell President Tallahassee Urban League 923 Old Bainbridge Road Tallahassee, FL 32303 Phone: (850) 222-6111 Fax: (850) 561-8390 E-mail: turbanleague@yahoo.com Website: www.taulg.org
TOLEDO, OHIO John C. Jones President Greater Toledo Urban League 701 Jefferson Avenue – Suite 201 Toledo, OH 43604-1164 Phone: (419) 243-3343 Fax: (419) 243-5445 Email: john.jones@gtul.org Website: www.gtul.org
TUCSON, ARIZONA Jonathan T. D. Peck President Tucson Urban League 2305 South Park Avenue Tucson, AZ 85713 Phone: (520) 791-9522 Fax: (520) 623-9364 E-mail: jpeck@tucsonurbanleague.org Website: www.tucsonurbanleague.org
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Patrick J. Franklin President Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc. 1700 North Australian Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Phone: (561) 833-1461 Fax: (561) 833-6050 E-mail: frankln@ulpbc.org Website: www.ulpbc.org
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK Ernest S. Prince President Urban League of Westchester County 61 Mitchell Place White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 428-6300 Fax: (914) 428-6358 E-mail: ulwesp@aol.com Website: www.ulwc.org
Keith Grandberry President Winston-Salem Urban League 201 West 5th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Phone: (336) 725-5614 Fax: (336) 722-5713 E-mail: kgrandberry@wsurban.org Website: www.wsurban.org
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CHAIRMAN John D. Hofmeister Citizens for Affordable Energy
Roderick D. Gillum
SENIOR VICE CHAIR Robert D. Taylor Centinela Capital Partners
Effenus Henderson Council of Affiliate Board Members
VICE CHAIR Alma Arrington Brown Chevy Chase Bank SECRETARY The Honorable Alexis M. Herman New Ventures TREASURER Willard W. Brittain Professional Resources on Demand (Preod) PRESIDENT & CEO Marc H. Morial National Urban League
Trustees Lanesha T. Anderson Shell Oil Company N. Charles Anderson Association of Executives (AOE) Crystal E. Ashby BP America Inc. Kendrick F. Ashton, Jr. Perella Weinberg Partners Khary P. Barnes Business Development/Merger Acquisitions Frankie M. Brown National Council of Urban League Guilds Robert J. Brown B&C Associates, Inc. Catherine V. Buell Patton Boggs LLP Jon R. Campbell Wells Fargo - Minnesota David L. Cohen Comcast Corporation
Myron Gray UPS
Harold R. Henderson National Football League Theresa Hopkins-Staten, Esq. Eastern Regional Trustee Samuel H. Howard Southern Regional Trustee Janice Bryant Howroyd The ACT 1 Group Thomas D. Hyde Walmart Stores, Inc. Harry E. Johnson, Sr. Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. John F. Killian Verizon Communications Dr. Kase Lukman Lawal CAMAC International Corporation Michael K. Lee, Esq. Central Regional Trustee Dale LeFebvre OSON VI, LLC John W. Mack Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners Liam E. McGee The Hartford Paul McKinnon Citigroup, Inc. Anne Nobles Eli Lilly and Company Marvin E. Odum Shell Oil Company William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Global Automotive Alliance, LLC
Stephen S. Rasmussen Nationwide Jacqulyn Shropshire Western Regional Trustee The Honorable Rodney E. Slater Patton Boggs LLP Gina Stikes msnbc.com/NBC News Barton J. Taylor National Urban League Young Professionals Dennis E. Welch American Electric Power Nicole C. Whittington, Esq. White and Williams LLP Rayford Wilkins, Jr. AT&T Diversified Businesses B. Michael Young Democracy Data and Communications Andrea Zopp
Honorary Trustees Reginald K. Brack, Jr. M. Anthony Burns Ryder System, Inc. – Retired David T. Kearns Xerox Corporation – Retired Theodore W. Kheel Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Kenneth D. Lewis Bank of America Corporation – Retired Jonathan S. Linen American Express Company – Retired Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Robert C. Larson Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors, LLC Kenneth D. Lewis Bank of America Corporation Jonathan S. Linen American Express Company – Retired
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