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The Chicago Urban League Releases 10-Year Plan
with Focus on Dismantling Structural Racism and
Achieving Racial Equity for African Americans
The Chicago Urban League launched its Blueprint for an
Equitable Chicago: A 10-Year Plan, a comprehensive
roadmap designed to improve opportunities for residents of
the city's most underserved communities identified in the
organization's March 2016 research study, The Impact of
Chicago's Racial Residential Segregation on Residence,
Housing and Transportation.
The enduring segregation of a number of predominantly
African American communities in Chicago has resulted in
racially concentrated areas of poverty. These emerge from
the intersection of residential segregation and income
inequality, where over 40 percent of the residents live below the federal poverty level. For 19 of the
77 Chicago community areas that meet the criteria for a racially concentrated area of poverty, the
challenges are greater and burdens more significant than other areas in Chicago. Read more
Several media outlets covered the release of our 10-year plan. Here are a few highlights:
WBEZ
Urban League: Out To Fix "Structural Racism" Behind The Violence
Chicago Defender
Chicago Urban League Releases 10-year Plan for Racial Equity
Chicago Sun-Times
Natalie Y. Moore on the Ten Year Plan: Setting goals to improve South, West sides
CBS Chicago
Chicago Urban League Sets New Plan Ahead Of 100th Anniversary
Jetmag.com
Chicago Urban League's Plan to Dismantle Racism
Tune in to WVAZ 102.7FM (v103.com) Sunday, August 14th at
7am CST. CUL President and CEO Shari Runner will appear on
Chicago Speaks to discuss the organization's 10-year plan.
SUMMER IMMERSION 2016
On Thursday, August 11th, the CUL Human Capital Team culminated the second year of its Summer
Immersion Program with a luncheon for the youth at Maggiano's. They enjoyed great cuisine, dynamic
guest speakers and were presented with awards. One of the highlights of the program was the
presentation of a video that recaps the many activities of their summer. If you have a moment, take a
peek! It will really make you smile. View here. There are also pictures and videos from the event on
our FB and twitter pages. The students also recently participated in a community clean-up where
they tidied up vacant lots and a park. See photos below:
Sign Up for the
CUL Volunteer
Challenge
As part of our centennial year
commemoration, the Chicago
Urban League is calling for
partners, volunteers, civic
leaders and the community-atlarge to collectively pledge
100,000 volunteer hours over
the course of the year.
Submit your pledge to volunteer
at any organization of your
choice by visiting
www.cul100.org.
Text CUL100 to 72727
to receive information about upcoming
Chicago Urban League Centennial events!
Thank You to our Funding Partner
The Joyce Foundation has provided generous support to the Chicago Urban League's
Research & Policy Center.
The Research & Policy Center serves as the Chicago Urban League's research base,
providing internal research support to department directors through its evaluation
services, while also serving the greater African American community through external
research, reports, educational forums and collaborative advocacy efforts.
Thank you The Joyce Foundation for your support!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
IT'S BACK!
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER PRESENTS
22ND ANNUAL BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL
The Black Harvest Film Festival returns August 5-September 1 at the Gene Siskel Film Center
(GSFC). Black Harvest is the Midwest's largest festival of the black experience on film and the Gene
Siskel Film Center's most vibrant annual showcase featuring provocative films that tell stories, spark
lively discussions, and address issues relating to the experiences from the African diaspora. Black
Harvest features Chicago premieres, filmmaker appearances, panel discussions, and special
events. Presented will be a combined total of over 50 features, documentaries, and shorts, including
a number connected to Chicago, affirming the city's role as a vital center for independent filmmaking.
Festival Passes available - $55 for 6 films and 6 small popcorns!
Week 1 Highlights, August 5-11: ACTIVATE: SEE Couch Alley party followed by Purple Rain at the
GSFC; Opening Night/A Black Harvest Feast (SOLD OUT); All the Difference; Shorts Program:
Made in Chicago I; Confused...by Love; Shorts Program: International Visions; and Time Simply
Passes.
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest
Chicago Urban League
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