The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in

Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, is an affiliate of the

National Urban League The National Urban League (NUL), formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for Afri ...

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 Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral (New York City), The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 184 ...

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 Earl Wiley Renfroe (January 9, 1907 – November 14, 2000) was and African-American dentist known as an innovator in the field of orthodontics and for breaking down the barriers of racism. Renfroe taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...

* 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 The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...

{{Authority control Organizations based in Chicago African Americans' rights organizations 1916 establishments in Illinois African-American refugees African-American history between emancipation and the civil rights movement African-American demographics History of the Midwestern United States History of the Southern United States Internal migrations in the United States 20th century in Illinois