by winstonsalemurbanleague | May 30, 2016 | News
Today, Americans reflect on the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in service to this country. The rights and freedoms that we know as Americans only ring true because of their willingness to commit their lives on our behalf. The Winston-Salem Urban League pays...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Mar 12, 2016 | Events, News
On March 4, the Winston-Salem Urban League, in partnership with the Wake Forest Pro Humanitate Institute, welcomed Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter movement for an exclusive community discussion about civil rights in Winston-Salem and across the United...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Mar 12, 2016 | Events, News, Senior Community Service Employment Program, SNAP
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina says in the 18 counties they serve as much as 20 percent of seniors 60 and over, and disabled citizens, are food insecure. “We are having this incredible challenge in trying to...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Feb 29, 2016 | News
From the Winston-Salem Chronicle: When James Perry relocated to the city last year from New Orleans, he decided he wanted to get involved with an organization that is making the lives of the less fortunate better. “I knew I wanted to work with an organization...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Feb 29, 2016 | CEO Blog, News
The most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o’clock on Sunday morning. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lamented this some 48 year ago. Regrettably, it remains true even today. Most Americans profess their faith while divided by lines of race,...
