Louisville Urban League $8 million grant to fund work of âPath Forwardâ petition
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Updated: 7:47 PM EST Dec 11, 2020
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Updated: 7:47 PM EST Dec 11, 2020
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MORE ON THE EXCITING INVESTMENT. >> WE ALL COME TOGETHER TO DECIDE THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE THIS PATH. ALEXIS: THE LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS SUBMITTED A PETITION THE 20 PAGE DOCUMENT ASKS FOR BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO RACISM ROOTED IN THE AREAS OF JOBS, JUSTICE, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HOUSING. THE URBAN LEAGUEâS KEY FOCU AREAS. >> THIS IS ABOUT HOW YOU MOVE WITHIN A COMMUNITY FORWARD. WITH FOLKS WHO ARE BETTER SUITED AND THIS FUNDING MAKES SENSE. ALEXIS: ON FRIDAY, THE LEAGUEâS CEO GATHERED VIRTUALLY WITH SOME OF THE SIGNEES TO ANNOUNCE AN $8 MILLION GRANT WILL FUEL THE WORK OUTLINED IN THE PETITION AND INVEST IN EACH OF THEIR COMMUNITY EFFORTS. GETTING $25,000 IN SUPPORT. ONE PROJECT, $25,000 IN SUPPORT. >> GOD IS GOOD, HE IS USING YOU. IN THIS MOMENT ALEXIS: AMONG T ALLOCATIONS, $2 MILLION IS BEING COMMITTED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND $500 IS PROJECT TO THE HBCU SIMMONS COLLEGE. WHEN REYNOLDS ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT, EVERYONE KNEW THIS WAS POWERFUL. TO INVEST THE $123,00 >> WHAT WAS ONCE A DREAM HAS NOW BECOME A REALITY. ALEXIS ANOTHER TESTAMENT IS FIXING THOSE PROBLEMS. >> THE POINT IS FOR US TO REALLY JUST SHOW BLACK EXCELLENCE. I THINK THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE MIGHT FORGET HOW -- ALEXIS: THIS G