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On This Day: December 15th, ATL Urban League Celebrates 122nd Anniversary

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Atlanta attorney Vernon E. Jordan Jr. addresses a news conference in New York City on June 15, 1971. Jordan is named Executive Director of the National Urban League, the established African American organization. (AP Photo/Lent)

The Urban League of Greater Atlanta is celebrating more than 100 years of serving the Black community.  It was founded in 1920 as an affiliate of the National Urban League to support African American families migrating from the rural communities of Georgia to the, at the time, newly industrialized city of Atlanta during segregated times. The organization is a dedicated person-to-person group invested in the civil rights, economic success, and overall well-being of people who have been oppressed and marginalized. 

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Jamie Jackson is an Emmy-nominated television and radio broadcaster who has served American Urban Radio Networks since 2015. He previously covered the Obama and Trump administrations as a White House Correspondent and Pool Reporter for AURN News. Jamie hosted a national PBS television special in 2023 and over the years has worked as a TV news anchor and local NPR host for stations across the country. His work has been honored by numerous organizations, including the NAACP and the Virginia Farm Bureau.

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