News from the Chicago Urban League
Chicago Urban League Awarded Affiliate Champion Leadership Award for Communications by the National Urban League


Recently, the National Urban League awarded the Chicago Urban League with the “Affiliate Champion Leadership Award for Communications.”

CUL was recognized for exemplary leadership in advancing the policy and advocacy priorities of the National Urban League through communications. President and CEO Shari Runner accepted the award during the 15th Annual Legislative Policy Conference held last week in Washington, DC.
Chicago Urban League Graduates 4th Class of IMPACT Fellows
On Saturday, May 14th at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago Urban League hosted its 4th Annual IMPACT Fellows graduation. There was a total of 38 graduates. Through IMPACT, the Chicago Urban League strives to move the needle toward racial parity in leadership positions by developing and supporting emerging African American leaders.

Each year, IMPACT selects a cohort of around 30 African American professionals between the ages of 30-45 who hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and have at least seven years of increasingly responsible professional experience. Fellows participate in an intensive, nine-month program begins that provides them with the broad knowledge base, keen insight, and sharpened perspective that will augment their effectiveness as leaders. For more information about the program, click here .
The League Supports Effort to Bring Amazon to Chicago
The bid to bring Amazon’s HQ2 campus to Chicago is an important opportunity for the city's African American community. Part of the Chicago Urban League's mission is to connect the communities we serve with employment opportunities. With the promise to generate 50,000 direct and 31,000 indirect jobs and an annual average impact close to $20 billion, the Chicago Urban League is in full support of an Amazon presence that will expand the workforce and provide an economic boost for the city’s underserved Black populations.

We ask that you join the People’s Pitch campaign to bring Amazon to Chicago, and monitor the process at www.ChicagoIsAllIn.com/join. If you are interested in learning more about the movement and the Chicagoans who are already on board, check out the latest videos that are posted on this website. Want to get involved? Read more here .
EmpowerYouth! Performance at Lyric Opera House Nears
Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Urban League's collaborative program, EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, is excited to present Empower, an original opera developed with local African-American high-school students. Tickets are $10-20 and are available here for the one-night-only performance, which will take place Thursday, May 31 at 7:00pm at the Lyric Opera House.

The student participants, who reside primarily in the west-side and south-side areas of the city, have been meeting weekly after school at the Chicago Urban League headquarters since the program's launch in October. Working with composer Damien Sneed, playwright Ike Holter, director Jess McLeod, and music supervisor Kedrick Armstrong, the youth-centric opera is based on the participants' own life experiences in Chicago.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO HEAR BRYAN STEVENSON
CUL in the News
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Earlier today, the Chicago Urban League Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its first annual WOKE Entrepreneurship Summit. Scores of professionals gathered learning from the experts and sharing their aspirations and adventures in entrepreneurship. To watch an excerpt from the summit, click here .
Housing and Financial Empowerment
Workforce Development Center
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Youth Development Center
CUL Auxiliary News
In 1983 two young professionals, James Compton and John Rogers, had a vision of young professionals across Chicago joining together in service and making a collective impact on our city.  I don’t think they imagined that it would spearhead a national movement that is now more than 65 chapters and 7,000 members strong.
Join us for a night of inspiration as we honor some of Chicago’s game-changers and influential leaders in the areas of entrepreneurship, advocacy, education or service as well as celebrate 35 years of young professional excellence. Event includes an heavy hors d’oeurves, open bar, and music by DJ Joe Kollege.

Regular Ticket Price  - $100.00
Parking for the evening is discounted at $20.00 for valet.
Click here to purchase tickets.
There is also a hotel room block at Hotel Palomar for guests. Reservations must be made by May 23rd. Please email mbawardsceremony@gmail.com for more details.
Community Events & Announcements
JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Girls Who Code summer programs are designed to incite a real passion for computer science in girls, build their awareness of careers in technology, and inspire them to join a supportive sisterhood of girls who code across the US. As an instructor in our program, we aim to ensure that your experience is equally as rich as that of our students. You will share your knowledge, as well as learn alongside and from our students. Learn more about the role & apply here.

MacArthur Foundation has an opening for the role of Senior Associate, Meeting Planning, Events and Conference Services. To review the job description and apply, click here .