In this first episode of GET EMPOWERED, Greater Toledo Urban League president, Rev. John C. Jones, addresses the Toledo Public School’s transportation situation and lays out the issues we face because of the lack of community collaboration.
Urban League position on Issue 3
A press conference was held on Friday April, 23, 2010 to address the Greater Toledo Urban League’s official Toledo Public School’s issue 3. Read the official statement by the Greater Toledo Urban League president John Jones.
The Urban League Centennial Celebration
Once again its time for us to celebrate another year of community service, except this year we will be doing things a bit different. The Greater Toledo Urban League is commemorating our 13th year of serving the Toledo community with our regular annual dinner on Friday, March 12, 2010. This year is different, however, because at the …
Project 100 has Soul
roject 1 Hundred, in case you haven’t heard, is The Greater Toledo Urban League’s local agenda for community involvement and improvement plan launched to compliment our National Urban League’s centennial celebration. As a part of this historic occasion we will be launching various community affairs along side our big event (The Greater Toledo Urban League’s 13th Annual Dinner) from now …
Make you vote count!
Chase Community Giving e are currently participating in the Chase Community Giving event and we need your votes. There are only a few votes left for us to get before we can move on to the next round but we can do it without your help. With just a simple mouse click you can help …
Advocate for Health Care Reform
n the next few days, our Congressional leaders in Washington D.C. will be faced with a vote on Health care reform. There has been much discussion about the content and the cost of this legislation, with diverging views on many fronts. Personal and political agendas have been at the forefront, however NOW is the time …
State of The Urban League: Report to the Community
The Greater Toledo Urban League will be holding a public Report to the Community session on Thursday, October 29, 2009 – 7:00pm at Indiana Avenue Missionary Baptist Church (640 Indiana Avenue, Toledo, Ohio [Dr. John E. Roberts, Pastor]). All are invited. Come learn about and join “The Movement to Empower Communities and Change Lives.” dtsv.dtse_post_309_permalink = ‘http://www.gtul.org/blog/feature/state-of-the-urban-league-report-to-the-community’; …
An A-MAZE-ing Race!
I felt as if I was in a “maze” at times…a couple kept turning down a hall that led to…
Community Connect
We are almost at the half way mark toward our 1,000 fan goal and as a token of our appreciation we are inviting 25 of our faithful Facebook fans an opportunity to take part in a top secret GTUL community connect project. No special skills are needed and the only tools you’ll need to participate …
WSPD interview
Greater Toledo Urban League President, Rev. John C. Jones spoke on the Fred LeFebvre show earlier this week. Click the following link to listen to the interview.