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The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education.
The developer behind a proposal to put skyscrapers and a transit center near Soldier Field is partnering with the Chicago Urban League on nearly $500 million in community investment, including an ...
Cheryle Robinson-Jackson (born Cheryle Robinson; July 20, 1965) is an American who was appointed in October 2006 to be the first female president and CEO in the 90-year history of the Chicago Urban League. [1]
Hal Baron was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. [4] He attended Amherst College in 1948. [2] He attended the University of Chicago for his PhD Hal Baron directed the Chicago Urban League from 1961-1968; during that time he was a strategic political advisor to civil rights leaders during the Chicago Freedom Movement including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [6]
Karen Freeman-Wilson, the former mayor of Gary, Indiana, who now heads the Chicago Urban League, admits she campaigned on promises that she couldn’t keep. “You don’t know what you can do ...
James Washington Compton (born April 7, 1939), also known as Jim Compton, is an American businessman and civil rights activist who served as president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League [1] from 1978 until 2006. During his tenure, the Chicago Urban League refocused its interest in education and economic development and developed a new emphasis ...
Karen Marie Freeman-Wilson (born October 24, 1960) [1] is an American attorney, former judge, and politician who served as Indiana Attorney General from 2000 to 2001, as well as mayor of Gary, Indiana from 2012 to 2019.
She was nominated for an appointment on the Chicago Board of Education in 1965, [6] [7] and served on the school board from 1968 to 1980. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] During her time on the school board, her simultaneous leadership role in the Urban League was questioned as a possible conflict of interest . [ 10 ]