Chicago Urban League
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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 commercial real estate and a quality education. The League was established by an interracial group of community leaders as a resettlement organization assisting African American migrants arriving in Chicago from the rural South. Cheryle Robinson Jackson is the current president of the Chicago Urban League.
Known supporters
- Earl W. Renfroe
- Mary Morello
- Parents For Rock And Rap
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
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