NEWS & MEDIA
December 13, 2024
Urban League initiative seeks to stops children’s deaths
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Journal Gazette) - The moment the doctor placed you in my arms, I began to dream of all the special moments we would share: your first steps, your kindergarten graduation, your first middle school dance, and even driver’s education.
August 27, 2024
Living Local 15
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On today’s show, we are joined by the Fort Wayne Urban League to learn about the organization and get the details on their upcoming Sneaker Ball on September 7th.
August 22, 2024
Urban League takes next steps in fundraising
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - Michael Jordan’s feet bled so badly that the blood soaked his socks during the March 8, 1998, Bulls vs. Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
July 16, 2024
New Fort Wayne Urban League initiative to address interactions with police, create ties between officers and community
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Urban League will be announcing a new initiative Thursday.
“Mothers for the Movement – every child home alive” will focus on two key issues: developing training and language to educate the youth on proper protocols when interacting with police and creating opportunities for police to interact with children and the community.
July 15, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League promotes upcoming fundraiser with traveling sneaker display
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Over the next six weeks, the Fort Wayne Urban League will display a traveling sneaker tour throughout the Summit City to promote the organization’s new fundraiser in September.
July 14, 2024
Five questions for Aisha Arrington, Fort Wayne Urban League president and CEO
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - 1 As you approach two years as president and CEO, what key goals have you achieved, and what are your plans?
A: Time has just flown by! It’s been two years of grant writing, developing programs, fundraising, executing many new social justice initiatives, board development and attending National Urban League trainings in New Orleans and New York.
July 10, 2024
Custom shoes to travel Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Four local artists created masterpieces on an unlikely canvas.
June 11, 2024
Ruby Bridges Rock Trail kicks off second annual banned book campaign
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Urban League says that more than 800 hand-painted rocks that were will make a trail to honor a civil rights legend and draw attention to the alarming uptick in book banning.
June 10, 2024
The Fort Wayne Urban League hosts its 2nd annual Banned Book Campaign
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The community created more than 800 colorful rocks for the Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL). The Ruby Bridges Rock Trail will be on display starting Tuesday.
The Banned Book Campaign will coincide with the Ruby Bridges Rock Trail.
May 31, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League | Primetime | PBS Fort Wayne
April 18, 2024
Urban League plans Ruby Bridges Rock Trail, seeks contributions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - The Fort Wayne Urban League is asking for the community’s help with a Ruby Bridges Rock Trail.
The nonprofit organization will be collecting painted rocks through June 1 to add to a rock trail that will wrap around the Urban League campus. The trail project, with funding from both the Wilson Foundation and SEED Fort Wayne, is designed to be encouraging, a news release said.
April 18, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League collecting painted rocks for new trail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) will soon be surrounded by a colorful array of rocks painted by the community – and your artwork can be featured in the project.
April 16, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League collecting painted rocks for Ruby Bridges Rock Trail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Fort Wayne Urban League is collecting rocks painted by members of the community to add to the Ruby Bridges Rock Trail that will wrap around the Urban League campus.
March 13, 2024
“The Race Card Project” highlights people’s thoughts on the word ‘race’
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Wednesday at the Fort Wayne Urban League, more than 300 cards were displayed on the wall.On the cards, people wrote six-word sentences on what comes to their mind when they hear the word “race”. “It is a challenge,” Aisha Arrington said. “We hear a lot that sometimes it’s really difficult to come up with your six words.” Aisha Arrington is president of the Fort Wayne Urban League.
Photo courtesy of the Journal Gazette.
March 12, 2024
Race Card Project gets more than 300 responses from Fort Wayne area residents
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - More than 300 people responded to an appeal by the Fort Wayne Urban League to describe their race-based feelings and experiences.
February 16, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League partners with “The Race Card Project”
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Urban League announced earlier this month their partnership with “The Race Card Project”; created by journalist Michele Norris in 2010. Aisha Arrington, President & CEO of the Fort Wayne Urban League shared in a press release that over 100 community members have shared their six-word race or identity story.
February 15, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League gets more than 100 race card responses, schedules open house
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - “This project provides an opportunity for us all to be a little vulnerable during Black History Month, dig a little deeper, and learn from each other.” – Aisha Arrington, Urban League president and CEO
February 2, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League partners with Race Card Project through February
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WBOI) - The Fort Wayne Urban League announced a partnership with the Race Card Project to kick off Black History Month, inviting community members to share the story of their race.
February 1, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League highlights Black History Month with a global project
January, 24, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League Gets Ready for New Year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE) – The Fort Wayne Urban League (Fort Wayne, IN) and its President, Aisha Arrington, is heralding a new chapter for the organization.
January, 24, 2024
Fort Wayne Urban League gears up for another year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Fort Wayne Urban League announces two new projects this year.
November 14, 2023
Fort Wayne Urban League honors Ruby Bridges, 63 years after she made civil rights history
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - At just six years old, Ruby Bridges made history by being the first black child to integrate an all-white school; now 63 years later, her bravery is still being honored.
October 19, 2023
BBB serving Northern Indiana hands out 2023 Torch Awards
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Better Business Bureau serving Northern Indiana handed out hardware Thursday to salute three businesses, one charity and one individual of integrity.
September 23, 2023
Fort Wayne first annual “Meet the Candidates Night” is in the books
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) was packed for its first-ever "Meet the Candidates Night" with a chance for the community to meet their local candidates before casting a ballot.
June 20, 2023
Fort Wayne Urban League transitions into future with new board, funding
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With new programs and funding, the Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) is on track to continue its century-long mission of serving the African American community and other residents in underserved areas.
June 19, 2023
Five questions with Aisha Arrington, president and CEO, Fort Wayne Urban League
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (JOURNAL GAZETTE) - 1 What is the National Urban League’s Freedom to Learn Project?
A: The Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) joins the National Urban League in the endorsement of the Freedom to Learn campaign, a campaign initiated by Kimberle Crenshaw and Khalie Gibran Muhammad.