by winstonsalemurbanleague | May 9, 2019 | Business, Center for Asset and Economic Opportunity, Center for Health and Wellness, Center for Social Justice and Civil Rights, Center of Educational Attainment, Events, Guild, Members, News, Policy, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Summer Youth Employment Program, Young Professionals
Join us for the Winston-Salem Urban League 2019 Annual Meeting. The board and staff will honor individuals who have played key roles in furthering the Winston-Salem Urban League mission. The CEO will update members on successes from the current year and share his...
by Meli Fonseca | May 9, 2019 | Business, Center for Asset and Economic Opportunity, Center for Health and Wellness, Center for Social Justice and Civil Rights, Center of Educational Attainment, Guild, Housing, Members, News, Policy, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Young Professionals
The 2019 State of Black America, Getting 2 Equal: United Not Divided, focuses on the state of the Black vote with an emphasis on its power—and heightened vulnerability to suppression. READ NOW
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Apr 29, 2019 | Center of Educational Attainment, CEO Blog, Education, Events, Guild, Media, Members, News, Policy, Young Professionals
RSVP now Join Melissa Harris-Perry for a conversation with dream hampton and Andrea Richie. Time magazine recently named award-winning filmmaker, writer, and organizer dream hampton among its 100 most influential people. Her most recent work, “Surviving R....
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Apr 9, 2019 | Center for Social Justice and Civil Rights, Center of Educational Attainment, CEO Blog, Education, Events, Guild, Media, Members, News, Policy, Young Professionals
HB 490 & HB 518 SPEAK against HB 490 at the State and Local Government Committee hearing at the North Carolina State Capitol on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 10 am in hearing rooms 1228/1327 LB. WRITE a letter to the editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and the...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Nov 9, 2018 | Center of Educational Attainment, CEO Blog, Education, News, Policy
After Friday’s release of body camera footage of the arrest of 14 year old Rockell Baldwin, the Winston-Salem Urban League remains concerned about the Winston-Salem Police Department and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ approach to policing in schools. While...
by winstonsalemurbanleague | Oct 9, 2018 | Center for Social Justice and Civil Rights, Center of Educational Attainment, CEO Blog, Education, Media, News, Policy, Summer Youth Employment Program
In response to the October 5, arrest of Rockell Baldwin at Hanes Magnet School by a school resource officer, James Perry, Winston-Salem Urban League issued the following statement: While we are still collecting facts in the disturbing and violent arrest of 14-year-old...