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URBAN LEAGUE 2025 www.nul.org BRAVERY IS ROOTED IN OUR LEGACY1 The National Urban League 2025Urban League Census An Official Publication of the www.nul.org © National Urban League 2025. All Rights Reserved.2 3 4 NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025 OFFICERS CHAIRMAN Tim Murphy TREASURER Khary P. Barnes SECRETARY Donna Epps PRESIDENT AND CEO Marc H. Morial National Urban League TRUSTEES Hugh W. Allen Kendrick F.Ashton, Jr. AJ Barkley WilliamA.Barnes Ivy Barney Keith P. Bethel Tellis Bethel LaDonna Bond Jim Casselberry Candi Castleberry Su Chen Rhonda Nesmith Crichlow VinitaClements David G. Clunie Victor Crawford Halimah Delanie Prado Kristy Fercho Kala Gibson C.D. Glin Mark Jacobs Harry E. Johnson, Sr. Darren Jones Brian Lamb Cassie Lee Tyler Litt Louis B. Lynn, Ph.D. Barry C. McCarthy Sherry A. McFadden Suzet M. McKinney, DRPH, MPH Lamell McMorris Kimberley Moore-Wright J. Brandon Neal Nicholas Perkins ThomasJ.Reid Christopher Rice Angela R. Simmons-Smith The Honorable Rodney E. Slater Sevetri Wilson5 Message from the President The National Urban League is the largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization committed to elevating the standard of living in underserved urban communities through economic empowerment. Since its inception in 1910, the National Urban League has pioneered the efforts of its local Affiliates to bridge economic disparities through the development of programs, public policy, research, and advocacy. Currently, there are 93 Affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, offering various services and advocacy, that directly influence and enhance the lives of more than 6.3 million people nationwide. Maya Angelo famously wrote, “when people show you who they are, believe them –the first time.” We currently live in times that really cause you to wonder… how will we survive through obscene cost of living increases? How do we handle the betrayal of learning people we thought we were in community with were not as they seemed? How did we go from somewhat manageable unprecedented times to extended periods of sheer cruelty, erasure, and harm? But as we try to navigate and identify which unknown we will tackle day by day, the moment we are in really causes one to wonder -how did we end up here again? How did so many get bamboozled into voting against their own interests? How will we recover, rebuild, and restore? Is there even a path forward? Now more than ever, it is time to show who our Movement is and has been in sustaining our communities. The 2025 Urban League Census demonstrates the sufficiency, durability, and significant impact of these efforts to paint a true picture of the Urban League Movement. This publication’s review of the economic and societal effects of the programs and initiatives of the National Urban League and the Affiliates nationwide provide keen insight that quantifies the ways we fill the gap for marginalized communities. Based on the reports from our 82 affiliates, the collective economic impact of the programs and operations of the National Urban League and the Affiliate Movement is $641 million. In 2024 our Affiliates galvanized more than 6.3 million lives to excel through their advocacy, research, and public service work. We are indebted to the invaluable research team of Dr. Silas Lee and Dr. Bernard Anderson and their continued commitment to the Urban League mission. Their contribution of data collection and economic analysis made this publication possible and is crucial to depicting the difference that our 93 Affiliates make on lives across the nation. Lastly, I would like to thank and acknowledge the relentless efforts of each Urban League Affiliate for participation in this report and their strong, consistent, strategic leadership to the Urban League Movement. As you review this, we ask you to consider the numerous stories of impact behind every figure. It is our collective responsibility to share our stories and legacies of making a way out ofno way to remind those working to erase our value and contributions that we aren’t going ANYWHERE. We are in this battle together. Let’s gather under the right side of justice and the right side of history like we were taught to do. Sincerely, Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE6 7 NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CONSTITUENT LEADERSHIP WilliamA.Barnes President Advisory Council of Executives Su Chen President National Council of Board Members AngelaR.Simmons-Smith President National Council of Urban League Guilds Tyler Litt President National Urban League Young Professionals NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Marc H. Morial President and CEO Dennis G. Serrette Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,and Chief Development Officer Danielle Cooper Daughtry General Counsel andSenior Vice President, Legal Affairs SidneyH. Evans, Jr. Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Finance Wanda H. Jackson Senior Vice President Human Resources Herman L. Lessard, Jr. Senior Vice President Affiliate Services Michael Miller Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Strategy and Innovation Tara Murray, Esq. Executive Directorand Senior Vice President, Policy Institute National Urban League Washington Bureau Cy Richardson Senior Vice President Housing, Workforce and Economic Development Jerika L. Richardson Senior Vice President Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives Hal Smith Senior Vice President Education, Youth and Health Care Programs Rhonda Spears Bell Senior Vice President Marketing and CommunicationsNext >