Governor Roy Cooper to Receive 2024 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award

Urban League of Central Carolinas to honor North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper with 2024 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award   Charlotte, NC — The Urban League of Central Carolinas (ULCC) will present the Whitney M. Young. Jr. Award to the honorable Governor Roy Cooper at its annual awards gala on Friday, August 2nd, 2024. The Whitney […]

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Urban League of Central Carolinas Joins Partnership to Recruit Underserved Populations

URBAN LEAGUE OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS PARTNERS WITH SHE BUILT THIS CITY, GOODWILL, CHARLOTTE BUILDING TRADES IN COMMITMENT TO RECRUIT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS CHARLOTTE, NC — The Urban League of Central Carolinas (ULCC) is proud to announce its partnership with She Built This City, Goodwill Construction Skills Training Center, and the Charlotte Building Trades to develop direct-entry […]

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Thank You to Our Winter Fest Partners

We have the best community partners. Urban League of Central Carolinas sends a huge thanks to: Soles4Souls Macy’s Gives Aetna The Mount Charlotte Mecklenburg County Vision to Learn Because of you were able to distribute 400 coats, 1,500 pairs of socks and much needed vaccinations to our Charlotte community for winter-health readiness. This campaign was […]

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Teddy McDaniel exits as Urban League of Central Carolinas CEO

In a joint statement, the Urban League of Central Carolinas, Inc. and William T. McDaniel, CEO announce that, after 5 years, McDaniel is leaving his post at the end of November. He has served in the position since August of 2017. He is leaving to pursue other professional opportunities in community affairs and economic development. […]

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First Year Ready, Set, Go!

On July 29, Project Ready RISE welcomed a group of bright, brilliant rising college freshmen to participate in its First Year Ready celebration event.

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Get The Facts About The COVID-19 Vaccine

The past year has been hard on all of us. Between living day-to-day not knowing how to protect ourselves from COVID-19, being isolated from friends and family, and not knowing when life would return to normal – it felt like we lost a year of our lives. What if we told you that the end is in sight and there’s a way to get your life back on track. Researchers from around the globe, including many who look like us, spent months developing and testing a vaccine to protect us from COVID-19 and spreading it on to others.

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