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Quality of Life Empowerment’’, ‘‘Civic Engagement and 
Leadership Empowerment’’, and ‘‘Civil Rights and Racial 
Justice Empowerment’’; 
Whereas, through the League’s Housing and Community De-
velopment division, programs such as ‘‘Foreclosure Pre-
vention’’, ‘‘Homeownership Preparation’’, and ‘‘Financial 
Literacy’’, the League was able to aid over 50,000 people 
in 2009; 
Whereas, with assistance provided by the League’s ‘‘Fore-
closure Prevention’’ program, 3,000 people were able to 
avoid filing foreclosure in 2009; 
Whereas, through the League’s Education and Youth Devel-
opment division, programs such as ‘‘Project Ready’’ en-
sure that students will be prepared for the transition 
from high school to college, or in joining the workforce; 
Whereas the National Urban League publishes the ‘‘State of 
Black America’’, an annual report analyzing social and 
economic conditions affecting African-Americans; 
Whereas this report also includes the National Urban 
League’s Equality Index, a statistical measure of the dis-
parities between Blacks and Whites across 5 categories: 
economics, education, health, civic engagement, and so-
cial justice; 
Whereas these programs not only emphasize the importance 
of leadership and community in local areas but also en-
hance the quality of life by studying and addressing spe-
cific problems within the communities; 
Whereas throughout the League’s 100 years of service the or-
ganization has assisted millions of Americans and espe-
cially African-Americans in combating poverty, inequality 
and social injustice; 
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Whereas the League has outlined 4 aspirational goals to 
mark its centennial anniversary as part of its I AM EM-
POWERED campaign; I AM EMPOWERED will galva-
nize millions of people to take a pledge to help achieve 
the following by 2025: 
(1) Education: Every American child is ready for 
college, work and life; 
(2) Jobs: Every American has access to jobs with a 
living wage and good benefits; 
(3) Housing: Every American lives in safe, decent, 
affordable and energy efficient housing on fair terms; and 
(4) Healthcare: Every American has access to qual-
ity and affordable health care solutions; 
Whereas the work of the League has been pivotal in improv-
ing the lives of millions of African-Americans through 
community-oriented programs, civil rights, and leadership 
opportunities, at times when these changes have been 
needed most; and 
Whereas the National Urban League remains an essential or-
ganization today: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the National Urban League 
on its 100th year of service to the United States; 
(2) expresses its deep gratitude for the hard-
working and dedicated men and women of the 
League who, in the last 100 years, have struggled to 
improve American society and the lives of all Ameri-
cans; 
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(3) commends the League’s ongoing and tire-
less efforts to continue addressing areas of inequal-
ity and fighting for the rights of all Americans to 
live with freedom, dignity, and prosperity; and 
(4) lends its full support as the National Urban 
League continues to create strong communities and 
leaders for generations to come, and encourages all 
agencies of the Federal Government to assist the 
League in its many beneficial endeavors. 
Æ 
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