IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1157 
Congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th year of service 
to the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2010 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. RICH-
ARDSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TURNER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BISHOP 
of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. CHU, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. KLEIN
of Florida, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. GRAYSON) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th 
year of service to the United States. 
Whereas the National Urban League, formerly known as the 
National League of Black Men and Women, is a historic 
civil rights organization dedicated to elevating the stand-
ard of living in historically underserved urban commu-
nities; 
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Whereas, on its Centennial Anniversary, the National Urban 
League can look back with great pride on its extraor-
dinary accomplishments; 
Whereas, since its inception in 1910, the National Urban 
League has made tremendous gains in equality and em-
powerment in the African-American community through-
out the United States; 
Whereas the National Urban League began as a multiracial, 
diverse grassroots campaign by Mrs. Ruth Standish 
Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes; 
Whereas the League has since expanded to 25 national pro-
grams, with more than 100 local affiliates in 36 states 
as well as the District of Columbia; 
Whereas, during the Civil Rights movement, the League 
worked closely with A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr., as well as many other exceptional leaders; 
Whereas, throughout the 1970s, the League saw tremendous 
growth in its partnership with the Federal Government 
delivering aid to urban areas as well as making improve-
ments in housing, education, health and minority-owned 
small businesses; 
Whereas this partnership revolutionized how the country 
viewed race relations, challenging the deep discrimination 
within America’s social structure and cementing the 
League as a premier social justice organization; 
Whereas the National Urban League employs a 5-point ap-
proach to increase the quality of life for Americans, par-
ticularly African-Americans; 
Whereas the League’s 5-point approach is accomplished 
through programs such as: ‘‘Education and Youth Em-
powerment’’, ‘‘Economic Empowerment’’, ‘‘Health and 
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