Urban League Movement has been stronger and more effective in 2024 than ever before

(National Urban League) – Joy and pain are like sunshine and rain.These are the words of our brother Frankie Beverly, who sadly passed away this year. And they are the words that come to mind when reflecting on the past year’s work of the National Urban League and our network of 92 affiliates across the country.The joy is that the Urban League Movement is stronger than we have ever been. We are serving more people than ever before, nearly four million people a year.Related Stories The combined operating budgets of our affiliate movement are the largest in history.Our Reclaim Your Vote initiative, which we have just completed for the 2024 election season, reached millions of people through the media and personal contact.Voters in every state were brought into the democratic process who might otherwise have been disenfranchised or discouraged by racially discriminatory voting laws and misinformation campaigns.Our advocacy helped pass the largest road and bridge building program in American history. Our advocacy helped pass the largest investment in broadband connectivity in American history. Our advocacy helped pass the largest investment in manufacturing in American history. Our advocacy helped elevate, expand and make permanent the Minority Business Development Agency. Our advocacy...