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.
National Urban League
The National Urban League , formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest...
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
Cheryle Robinson Jackson
Cheryle Robinson Jackson was appointed on October 2006 to be the first female president and CEO in the 90-year history of the Chicago Urban League.Prior to her appointment, Jackson served in the administration of Illinois Gov. Rod R...
is the current president of the Chicago Urban League.
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