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New York, NY, June 13, 2000–New York City is sure to be a hot spot this summer when the National Urban League holds its 2000 Annual Conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from July 29 through August 2.

Titled, The State of Black America: The New Millennium, this year’s conference marks the League’s 90^th anniversary. The New York Urban League, under president and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, is the host affiliate for this year’s event. Bell Atlantic Corporation and Merrill Lynch are the conference sponsoring partners.

Highlights of this year’s conference include a series of plenary sessions and workshops, a career fair, exhibit hall, voter registration drive, a health fair and an African American vendors marketplace. The career fair, exhibit hall, voter registration drive, health fair and marketplace are all open to the public, at no cost.

Confirmed conference participants include Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman; Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder; former New York City Schools Chancellor and current director of the K-12 Leadership Institute Dr. Rudy Crew; Radio One owner and CEO Cathy Hughes and Vanguard Media editorial director Roy Johnson.

In addition, entertainment icons Chaka Khan and Jeffrey Osborne will perform at a gala benefit concert on Monday, July 31 at the Apollo Theatre.

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Also on the conference agenda are activities targeted to young professionals between the ages 21 and 40, as part of a special agenda created by the National Urban League Young Professionals group (NULYP).

The NULYP is a group comprised of Urban League Young Professional chapters located in cities throughout the country. The NULYP objective is to build awareness about the Urban League movement, promote social activism among the Urban League Young Professional’s constituency and draw more young people into the Urban League movement.

Prior to the League’s Conference at the Javits Center, the organization’s NULITES (National Urban League Incentive to Excel and Succeed) program will host a Youth Summit at Staten Island’s Wagner College from July 27 though July 30. The theme for the Youth Summit is Achievement: Don’t Talk About, Be About It.

Youth Summit activities include a college, career, health and information fair. Confirmed Youth Summit participants include Internet entrepreneur and DME Interactive CEO Darien Dash, StepSun Media founder and CEO Bill Stephney and Heart & Soul magazine fitness editor Nichele Hoskins.

For more information about the National Urban League’s 2000 Annual Conference, the NULITES Youth Summit or exhibitor or sponsorship opportunities, visit the League’s Web site at www.nul.org, or call 212-558-5385.

Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is a nonprofit organization whose 114 affiliates in 34 states and the District of Columbia provide direct services and function as advocates to generate policy reforms that empower African-Americans to achieve economic, academic and racial equality. The League’s headquarters is located at 120 Wall Street in New York City.