Monday, April 6, 2009

National Urban League Legislative Policy Conference


State of Black America 2009: Message to the President

The Press Conference

This year's press conference included National Urban League President, Marc Morial who said of the economic crisis, "We are all in the same boat. And we will rise and fall together."





What's In the Book

Introduction to the 2009 Equality Index
Valerie Rawlston Wilson, Ph.D.

Letters to the President
Urban League Clients from Across the Country

12 Essays on Health, Education, Jobs and Homeownership by
Noteable authors like Earl Graves and Senator Christopher J. Dodd

Commentary from Various Scholars including Young Professionals
David J. Johns & NULYP President Cassye D. Cook, J.D.



Celebrity Sighting

Dorothy Height - Chair of the National Council of Negro Women
http://www.ncnw.org/about/height.htm





Jil Littlejohn - Greenville, SC City Council District 3, Southern Regional Vice President - NULYP
http://www.scelectswomen.com/candidates/jil_littlejohn/
http://www.jillittlejohn.com/