Directory of local businesses owned and/or operated by African-Americans.
A primary goal of the Urban League of Champaign
County is to stimulate the growth and development of
minority owned businesses in our community. Part of that
goal can be…
Statement of concern condemning the racial profiling being used by various local law enforcement agencies, including a listing of such incidents in Fall 1991.
Statement by the People's Poverty Board addressed to local Economic Opportunity Council concerning the representation of the poor on the Council. Includes roster of Economic Opportunity Council of Champaign County members.
Flyer announcing a call for submissions to a revision of the 1983 publication "State of Black Champaign County." The call is issued by Vernon L. Barkstall, President and CEO of Champaign County's Urban League.
Features a survey of the issues facing African-American residents of Champaign-Urbana, with the objective that such a survey could inform the programs and initiatives of the local Urban League. Topics surveyed include Economic Development and…
Features personal memories of the African-American individuals who shaped the built environment in Champaign-Urbana. Also includes brief biographies of those individuals whose names have been used for various facilities throughout Champaign-Urbana.
Part two of this special feature on African-American baseball leagues and teams focuses on the Champaign Eagles, part of the Eastern Illinois League in the 1950s and 1960s. Features personal reminiscences by Ernie Westfield, J.W. Pirtle, Bud Johnson,…
Tells stories about Negro League Baseball and its impact locally. Features biographies of individual players, such as John C. Johnson, Sr, Vernon C. Lewis, and Elsa Utley, as well as clippings from local newspapers describing the League.
