The 2012 State of Black America report is a call to action: “Occupy The Vote To Educate, Employ and Empower.” Economic opportunity stems from educational achievement. And as the nation begins to recover from the Great Recession, this fragile progress is threatened by efforts to slash investments in education and economic development. Only full participation in the democratic process can counteract these reckless efforts and expand educational and economic opportunity to every American.

We encourage you to view the webcast, join the conversation via Facebook and Twitter, learn about jobs in your area, order the book, and use your local Urban League as a resource to Occupy the Vote to Educate, Employ and Empower.

Serving more than 2.6 million individuals in 2011 alone, the National Urban League and its 98 chapters are the nation’s economic first responders, helping to bring those most profoundly affected by this recession into the economic mainstream.

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