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The Knoxville Area Urban League
The Knoxville Area Urban League, an affiliate of the National Urban League, is dedicated to empowering communities and changing lives.
We believe that all Americans deserve an equal opportunity to achieve the American Dream, and we, along with other National Urban League affiliates, operate under the guidelines of The Opportunity Compact, a comprehensive set of principles and policies set forth by the National Urban League, focused on the following key areas:
Opportunity to Thrive (Children)
Opportunity to Earn (Jobs)
Opportunity to Own (Housing)
Opportunity to Prosper (Entrepreneurship)
We were founded at the height of the Civil Rights movement to promote equal opportunities for African-Americans in Knoxville, Tennessee. Today we serve more than 8,000 people each year: 75% – African American, 21% -Caucasian, 3% – Hispanic, and 1% – other.