2020 Recap: Looking Ahead

Nat'l Urban League
3 min readDec 23, 2020

The new year brings hope and a promise for rebuilding our broken nation with equity and justice at the foundation. The National Urban League’s determined advocacy and commitment to uplifting Black communities means Black voices will have a meaningful influence as the nation forges the path ahead in 2021.

READ 👉🏾 Lessons From Election 2020: Trust Black Women To Lead

(by Alicia Garza for Essence Magazine)
https://www.essence.com/news/politics/trust-black-women-future-of-democracy-election-2020

HISTORIC FIRSTS

Voters across the country voted for transformative policies in their local communities including:

🗳 Mississippi voters decide to replace Confederate-themed state flag
🗳 Rhode Island will change its official name from State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to State of Rhode Island
🗳 California votes to return voting rights to felons on parole
🗳 And many more historic firsts: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/2020-election-historic-firsts-black-trans-winners-congress.html

WATCH HERE: https://www.facebook.com/NatUrbanLeague/live_videos

INCOMING BIDEN/HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES DIVERSE STAFF + APPOINTEES

Symone Sanders, Karine Jean-Pierre, Neera Tanden, Wally Adeyemo, Rep. Deb Haaland, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Rep. Marcia Fudge, and many more will serve in the 46th administration.

Looking Forward to 2021

✍🏾 Dear President-Elect Biden, we hope your administration’s first 100 days and beyond will be guided by these fundamental principles:

1. Fundamentally transform the criminal justice system
2. Protect and defend voting rights
3. Achieve economic parity for African Americans
4. Advance equity in educational opportunities
5. Promote a healthier nation by prioritizing testing, treatments, and cures for COVID in communities of color.

READ THE FULL LETTER: http://bit.ly/NULLetterToBiden

Also in 2021:

💉 The COVID-19 vaccine is here and Black communities must be at the forefront of the conversation. We’ll continue to bring you facts, updates, and resources.

🗓 Stay tuned for:
— National Urban League turns 110!
— Celebration of Whitney M. Young’s life + legacy on his 100th birthday
— Young Professionals Join Week
— Virtual conversations + events
— And much more!

IN MEMORIAM

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Nat'l Urban League

National Urban League is the nation's largest historic civil rights & urban advocacy organization, devoted to empowering communities & changing lives since 1910