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Shawn Brown
President
 
Morgan Davis
Vice President
 
Nadine De Soto 
Treasurer

Cimone Philpotts
Secretary

Elyse Barnes
Education & Youth Chair

Sylvia Davenport
Community Service Chair

 
 
 
 

The Urban League is the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream.
 
The mission of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League (MWUL) movement is to empower people of color to secure self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.
 
 
The Young Professionals (YPs) is an auxiliary organization of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League. As such, the Young Professionals are driven to promote the mission of its parent organization through community service and professional development.

Check out our video, below!

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General Body Meeting


 
 
Join the YPs ,Tuesday April 15th, to hear an excellent talk on Body Image and Obesity in America!  
 
We will be welcoming guest speaker Jaehee Jung, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion & Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware, who's article,"Body Image, Appearance Self-Schema, and Media Images" (Jung, & Lennon, 2003) was ranked number 1 in the "50 Most-Frequently Read Articles" in Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (December) in 2006. 
 
Ask question, share your opinion or experiences!
 
When: Tuesday, April 15th 
at 6:30pm.  
Where: Community Service Building 
Conference Room 6 
 100 W 10th St, Wilmington, DE 19801



Social Event.

 
Have Time to Spare?  Come Bowl with the YP's
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AMF Bowling Center
3215 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington DE 19808

Thursday, April 17, 2014 
from 7pm to 10pm

 

Come show off your bowling skills, Thursday April 17th, as we enjoy a night of pizza and fun. The cost for this event is 14.95 per person which includes unlimited bowling and pizza ( rental shoes maybe extra). So come bowling and bring a friend or meet a new one!




Community Service


STEM Career Fair

 

Come Volunteer With Us for National Day of Service!!

 

  

 

Saturday, April 26, 2014

10am-2pm

 

Neighborhood House

1218 B Street

Wilmington. DE 19801

 

The STEM Career Fair is targeted towards middle and high school students to increase their knowledge and desire to enter the STEM field. 

  • Students will explore STEM careers, and learn more about the field of their choice.
  • Discuss what they need to do now to make their choice a reality.
  • Have the opportunity to discuss career choices with professionals working in the STEM field. 

Want to help?

There is still time to participate! We are actively looking for the following:

 

Students interested in a STEM career (Grades 7-12)

Vendors

Volunteers 

STEM Professionals 

 

If so, please contact Cimone Philpotts at csphilpotts@yahoo.com.

 

Refreshments will be provided!!

 


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What is it all about? The National Urban League celebrates its centennial by launching the I AM EMPOWERED initiative, instilling a message of hope and individual empowerment to make a lasting difference.  Focused on four aspirational goals for America, in the areas of education, employment, housing and health care, I AM EMPOWERED is galvanizing millions of people to take a pledge to commit to help achieve the goals by 2025! Click here to take the pledge.

I AM EMPOWERED reminds everyone of the power of the individual to become a force for change by encouraging collective action to bring change to entire communities and urban areas.  Become a part of the excitement and celebrate a legacy of service as the National Urban League prepares for the next 100 years of progress!