Whereas the National Urban League, founded in 1910, is a nonpartisan, historic social service and civil rights organization based in New York City dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice for African Americans and other historically underserved groups; Whereas the National Urban League was founded as a multiracial, diverse grassroots campaign by Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes; Whereas eight leaders have been at the helm of the National Urban League during its 110-year history, including— (1) George Edmund Haynes (1910–1918); (2) Eugene Kinckle Jones (1918–1941); (3) Lester B. Granger (1941–1961); (4) Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1961–1971); (5) Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. (1971–1981); (6) John E. Jacob (1982–1994); (7) Hugh B. Price (1994–2003); and (8) Marc H. Morial (2003–Present); Whereas these eight leaders were strengthened by an interracial Board of Trustees comprised of key figures from American businesses and labor unions as well as community organizations and religious and academic institutions; Whereas the National Urban League is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the Nation, providing direct services in the areas of education, health care, housing, jobs, and justice that improve the lives of more than two million people nationwide; Whereas the employees of the National Urban League’s headquarters in New York City and its Washington Bureau in Washington, DC, spearhead the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of signature programs, public policy research, and advocacy; Whereas on its 110th anniversary, the National Urban League can look back with great pride on its extraordinary accomplishments