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Wisconsin Groups Offer Free Expungement Clinic
A free expungement clinic at the Urban League of Greater Madison will allow those convicted of certain felonies and misdemeanors a chance to clear their records, which can be a roadblock to jobs and housing.read more
Summit Credit Union Announces $50,000 Challenge Gift to Urban League 1,500 Jobs, 1,500 Families Initiative
Summit Credit Union announces a $50,000 Challenge Gift to Urban League's 1,500 Jobs, 1,500 Families Initiative. Summit Credit Union has agreed to match dollar‐for‐dollar any donation made to the Urban League up to a total of $50,000.read more
Cap Times’ Evjue Foundation awards $1.6 million to UW, area nonprofit agencies
Among the largest grantees this cycle of giving is the Urban League of Greater Madison, which is receiving $100,000 to bolster its "1,500 Jobs, 1,500 Families" initiative. read more
ULGM Receives National Award For Work Helping Families Become Homeowners
Proud to share that the National Urban League picked up this great article from Madison365.com about the national award ULGM received for its homeownership program. read more
Madison workshop gives teens of color a taste of video game development
Ahmed Saeed, an 8th grader who goes to Cherokee Heights Middle School, spent Tuesday filming a one-on-one fight scene between a Lego man in a bomber jacket wielding a double-bladed sword and Lego Batman...read more
MADISON365.COM: Urban League Celebrates 50 Years, Eyes Future
The Urban League of Greater Madison celebrated its 50th anniversary in style on Wednesday night on Madison’s south side. Former ULGM CEO Chief Noble Wray mediated and led a panel discussion that took the audience in a filled roomread more
Know Your Madisonian: Urban League leader ‘blessed’ to give back
Ruben Anthony aspires to be a Renaissance man, and he’s made some pretty decent progress since he was born 55 years ago into a working-class family in Yonkers, New York.read more
WKOW CHANNEL 27: Urban League celebrates 50 years in Madison
MADISON (WKOW) -- Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Urban League's movement in the greater Madison community. To celebrate, the organization hosted a special program and assembled past and present Urban League leaders read more
Channel3000.com: Hundreds of students honored at 34th annual MLK Youth Recognition Breakfast
More than 900 people attended the 34th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast, honoring the civil rights activist and recognizing more than 200 students in Dane County.read more
Madison365.com: 34th Annual MLK Outstanding Young Person Breakfast a Big Deal for Students, Community
“The whole point of the MLK Outstanding Young Person Breakfast is to celebrate the accomplishments of students in our local communities, both inside and outside of school,” says Andrew Schilcher, director of Middle School Programs for the Urban League of Greater Madison. read more