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RECRUITING 2020 CENSUS AMBASSADORS!
January 31, 2020
WE’RE RECRUITING 2020 CENSUS AMBASSADORS!! EARN UP TO $250 to educate your friends, family and neighbors about the…
Just Mercy Private Viewing
January 10, 2020
The Urban League of Philadelphia and Aramark present a private screening of the critically-acclaimed film, "JUST MERCY". Tickets…
Transforming Justice Conference
November 15, 2019

Chestnut Hill College and Uplift Solutions partnered to present the "Transforming Justice Conference", an event featuring local, regional, and national leaders that seeks to improve the current state of the criminal justice system through engaged dialogue.
17th Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Empowerment Luncheon
November 7, 2019
The Urban League of Philadelphia Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Empowerment Luncheon is an annual fundraising event that…
Urban League of Philadelphia Wins THIRD Place in the Economic Prosperity Grant Category from Philadelphia Foundation’s $1 Million Key to Community Grant Initiative
August 1, 2019

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It’s time for PA to raise its minimum wage, and lift so many out of poverty
July 31, 2019

The time has come to put an end to stagnant wages in Pennsylvania. The time has come for a living wage.
Another successful National Urban League Conference is officially in the books
July 30, 2019

Urban League of Philadelphia President & CEO Andrea Custis had the privilege of participating in the 2019 National Urban League Annual Conference and meeting leaders like former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Kamala Harris, and Donna Brazile ✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿
The Legislature’s failure to pass a minimum wage hike, while eliminating General Assistance, was a gut punch to Philadelphia
July 7, 2019
By Andrea Custis As has been well documented over the last several years, Philadelphia is America’s poorest large…
2018 Empowerment Dinner Press Release
April 27, 2018
The Urban League of Philadelphia (ULP) will host their 2018 Annual Empowerment Dinner, celebrating over 100 years empowering…
Urban League Leaders: Starbucks and Philadelphia Police Must Address Bias, Profiling
April 17, 2018
Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO and Andrea Custis, Urban League of Philadelphia President and…