City of Philadelphia - File #: 100576

• File #: 100576
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 9/16/2010
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Title: Recognizing and congratulating the National Urban League on their 100th Anniversary.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Jones, Council President Verna, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Kelly

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/16/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced, Read and Adopted	Pass

Title
Recognizing and congratulating the National Urban League on their 100th Anniversary.
Body
WHEREAS, The National Urban League is the oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream; and

WHEREAS, The National Urban League promotes civic engagement, civil justice, economic development and education to help improve the quality of life for the communities it serves; and

WHEREAS, Since the National Urban League was founded, it has expanded to include over twenty five national programs, 103 local affiliates within 36 states including the Urban League of Philadelphia, led by Patricia A. Coulter, which was founded in 1917; and

WHEREAS, The National Urban League worked tirelessly through the civil rights movement with such leaders as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A. Phillip Randolph and many other leaders; and

WHEREAS, The housing and community development division of the National Urban League provides housing counseling and foreclosure prevention and mediation services to stem the tide of foreclosures across the nation and here in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, The local affiliate has provided direct services to the Greater Philadelphia region through entrepreneurship, employment and youth development programming, as well as the Urban Leadership Forum, a program designed to heighten the leadership development of young professionals of color; and

WHEREAS, Annually the National Urban League publishes the State of Black America report which investigates disparities between African Americans and other racial groups based on economics, education, health, civic engagement and social justice and the Urban League of Philadelphia publishes its companion publication, the State of Black Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, For 100 years, the National Urban League has held the public trust by respectfully bringing elected leaders and the public together through non-partisan, civil m...