General Info:
Milwaukee Urban League's programs operated out of the Abraham Lincoln House at 904 W. Vine Street. Community social center was developed. Industrial Relations Project established to improve job opportunities and working conditions through relationships with the business establishments. Publication 'Operation Model Affiliate Design', a comprehensive revision of MUL programs to meet community needs was published. Programs expanded and included: an apprentice program, minority business development program, teen parenting prevention initiatives, on the job placement and training, and a research department was established. New programs included: Men who Cook, after school homework assistance program, male adolescent responsibility project, older workers program, and job ride program. The first Black and White Ball was held in 1986, replacing the traditional annual dinner, the Milwaukee Urban League's main fundraising event. MUL identified four specific objectives that have been the basis of each successive Ball: 2001 opened the Academy of Business and Economics ( MULABE ), with 580 students ; largest elementary school in Milwaukee and only known school with major focus on business and economics in elementary grades. 2000 - Released "State of Black Milwaukee" and the "State of Black Milwaukee Through the Eyes of Children". In 2002, worked in conjunction with African American elected officials, took leadership role in coordinating the efforts of several community organizations who worked to improve conditions in the Midtown Neighborhood where Charles Young, Jr. was tragically beaten to death.