PO Box 72756
Providence RI 02907
Tel: 401-351-5000
Mail: urbanleague246@gmail.com


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Advocacy & Public Policy Promotion

Advocacy & Public Policy Promotion – The ULRI promotes initiatives that support economic and social stability, empowerment and the preservation of cohesive neighborhoods of blacks, their communities, families and other underserved communities. For example, the ULRI is an active and founding member of the Community & Law Enforcement Relations Committee, birthed from the Providence Police Advisory Board and now meets to discuss, plan and organize forums, trainings and community dialogues to prevent violence and help promote strong and positive community/police relations.(3-6 events held per year servicing over 100 direct and 3,000 indirect individuals and families)

To Inspire You

That old law about "an eye for an eye" leaves everybody blind.


Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr »

Today In History

  • In 1962 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., becomes the first African American member of the Federal Trade Commission. He was also appointed a federal district judge and U.S. Circuit Judge of the Third Circuit