National Urban League Young Professionals

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The National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP), is a National Urban League volunteer, member, auxiliary that targets professionals ages 21–40 to empower their communities and change lives through the Urban League Movement. Its current president is Ray B. Shackelford.

History[]

In the late 1980s, several Urban League affiliates recognized the need to prepare a new generation of young leaders to take the mantle of leadership of the civil rights movement. Young African American men and women, between the ages of 20-40, were invited to participate in and take an active leadership role in their local Affiliate Urban League programs and activities.

These auxiliary groups actively supported the Urban League movement by educating other young professionals about the movement, recruiting new members, volunteering, sponsoring educational initiatives like youth mentoring and tutoring programs, coordinating fundraisers for scholarships, and delivering personal and professional development and networking opportunities to young professionals in their local communities.

As these auxiliaries began to grow, the Affiliate leadership took note of their success and began to ponder the power of a national movement of young professionals across the country. Hugh Price, then president and CEO of the National Urban League, realized the need to make this potential national movement into a reality. He held a historic "Young Professionals Dialog Session" with over 200 young professionals in the New York area in April 1998. This dialog session, in addition to a white paper submitted by Marcus Mitchell, ignited the spark that led to the formation of a working group, tasked with establishing the framework and foundation for the National Urban League Young Professionals. Under the direction of Annelle Lewis, senior vice president of affiliate development and programs, the working group again convened in New York in September 1998.

The National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) was unveiled at the 1999 National Urban League Annual Conference in Houston, TX. Marcus Mitchell assumed the role of president and under his leadership, the organization began to define itself and to carve out its role in the National Urban League movement. The leadership team met on regularly to refine the structure of the organization as well as to develop its first draft of by-laws. Soon thereafter, a special election was held to fill the open positions on the newly established NULYP executive board.

Current status[]

Today, there are over 62 chapters and 5,500 members supporting Urban League affiliate offices located in 35 states and the District of Columbia.

In October 2014, the National Urban League Young Professionals announced a partnership with the Alabama Power Foundation to present the "LEAD [YP]" Conference, January 15–18, 2015 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center in Birmingham, Alabama. It was designed to equip today's diverse Millennials and Gen-Xers from across the nation with training and tools to be leaders in their communities.^[1]

Presidents[]

The Presidents of the National Urban League Young Professionals have been:

Local Chapters^[2][]

Akron Urban League Young Professionals

http://www.akronurbanleague.org

Columbus Urban League Young Professionals

http://www.culyp.org

Detroit YP Blue Monday Network

http://www.deturbanleague.org

Grand Rapids Urban League Young Professionals

http://www.grurbanleague.org

Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League

http://.metroboard.org

Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals

http://www.tmulyp.org

The Exchange at the Indianapolis Urban League

http://www.indplsul.org/the-exchange-iulyp/

Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals

http://www.ulgm.org

Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio Young Professionals

http://www.ulypgso.org

Urban League of Nebraska Young Professionals

http://www.urbanleagueneb.org/

Urban League Young Professionals of Metropolitan St. Louis

http://www.ulypstl.wildapricot.org/

Eastern Region

http://www.bulypny.org

Greater Baltimore Leadership Association

http://www.gblaimpact.org

Greater Washington Urban League Thursday Network

http://www.thursdaynetwork.org

New York Urban League Young Professionals

https://www.nyul.org/meet-the-league/young-professionals

NExT Philadelphia-an affinity group of the Urban League of Philadelphia

http://www.urbanleaguephila.org

Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network

http://www.nvulypn.org

Rhode Island Young Professionals

Website: http://www.riyp.org

Urban League of Bergen County Young Professionals

Website: http://ulbcnj.org/young-professionals/

Urban League of Greater Hartford Young Professionals

Website: www.ulghyp.org

Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals Network

Website: http://www.empowerrichmond.org

Urban League of Hampton Roads Young Professionals

Website: http://www.ulhryp.org

Urban League of Portland Young Professionals

Website: https://www.ulpdxyp.org

Urban League of Long Island Young Professionals

Website: http://www.urbanleaguelongisland.org/

Urban League of Union County Young Professionals

Website: https://presidentulucyp.wixsite.com/ulucyp

Urban League of Essex County Young Professionals

Website: www.ulec.org/

Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh

Website: http://www.ulyppgh.org

Young Professionals Network of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts

Website: http://www.ypnulem.org/

Austin Area Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.aaulyp.org

Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.bulyp.org

Central Florida Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.cful.org/

Dallas Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.dfwulyp.org

Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.haulyp.org

Jacksonville Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.jaxul.org/yp.html

Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.kaulyp.org

Las Vegas Urban League Young Professionals

Website: https://www.lvulyp.org/

Lexington Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.ypinlex.org/

Louisville Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.lul.org/membership/yp

Memphis Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://ul-memphis.iamempowered.com/content/mulyp

Pinellas County Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.pculyp.org

Urban League of Broward County Young Professionals

Website: www.ulbcypn.org

Urban League of Central Carolinas Young Professionals

Website: www.urbanleaguecc.org/page.asp?urh=YoungProfessionals/

Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals

Website: www.ulga-yp.org

Urban League of Greater Columbus Young Professionals

Website: www.ulgcyp.org

Urban League of Greater New Orleans Young Professionals

Website: www.urbanleaguela.org

Urban League of the Upstate Young Professionals (Greenville)

Website: www.urbanleagueupstate.org

Urban League Young Professionals of Middle Tennessee

Website: www.theulypmt.org

Urban League Young Professional of Palm Beach County

Website: www.ulpbc.org

Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.wsurban.org

Western Region

Website: www.bayareaulyp.org

Greater Phoenix Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.gphxulyp.com

Greater Sacramento Urban League Young Professionals

Website: http://www.joinyp.org

Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.laulyp.com

Urban League of San Diego County Young Professionals

Website: www.sdulyp.org

Seattle Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.ulmsyp.org

Tacoma Urban League Young Professionals

Tucson Urban League Young Professionals

Website: www.tucsonurbanleague.org

Urban League of Metropolitan Denver Young Professionals

Website: www.dulyp.wildapricot.org

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

• National Urban League Young Professionals Website