Urban League

My name is Brian and I’ve been researching colleges that fit my needs, and I’m an extremely social person but at the same time, I sometimes like to take things easy and be a laid back person.

I’ve been looking at top colleges/universities that fit my need for a fun, urban, playful environment yet also have places for studying and quite time, can anyone recommend me some?

Also, I’ve been looking at places such as UCLA and New York University and Ivy League Schools; can people who attend these such schools or people associated with such environments tell me the whole social life regarding these places?

Thank You

Consider University of Pittsburgh or Carnegie Mellon. They are in an urban environment, next to each other in Pittsburgh. The area is great without being a total madhouse like Manhattan. The city is clean now and the cost of housing there is dirt cheap.

My daughter went to a woman’s college next to Carnegie Mellon (Chatham University) and took classes at Carnegie Mellon. She just loved all the neat little places around the campuses.

Also at Pitt, in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning they have Friday Night Improv there. Just a fantastic fun time.

Meet Jamaal and Oscar. - Two African American boys growing up in South Los Angeles - Two paths of life - Two tales of adversities and tenacity - Two lives impacted by Los Angeles Urban League programs and services The Los Angeles Urban League’s 36th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr Awards Dinner features the Tale of Two Brothers; a visual depiction of the choices made in the lives of African American men and the need for and success of positive intervention by a committed organization.

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Ok listen I love this game, i love it’s swagger, But i need some sereious motovation. I tried to use baseball but it will only last like 3 days most. Ok my name is Christopher, i go to Urban Peace Academy high school, i’m a captain of the baseball team. I play 3rd baseball , i’m 5"9, and weight at 296. I need to play for the MLB, know there are only a handfull of people that play but i mean, i dream this every night for like 8 years, i wake up every morning to baseball, I only play baseball video games. I need to know how to get really fit to baseball , and train becasue i’m going to a minor league try out this summer, and i get really nervous, last year i quit only in the second task becasue i got low motivation. i saw that this wasnt for me, like i kept comparing my self to the other players and i was like fuck it. So please show me the way to to glory in detail. like what to eat, what tranning to do, how days i should do it you know the regular. THANKS GUY and happy new years.

At 296 lbs., you seem to be a bad fit for the sport….I mean even if you were a foot taller, that weight just doesn’t work for baseball. If you are serious about the sport though, I suggest you get into a good exercise and diet program to lose some of those pounds before next season–try your local YMCA (its cheap and it works). If money is no object, get a personal trainer to work with you. It seems that you have the right attitude now and hopefully your motivation will increase once you see your diet and fitness progress. It also is not a bad idea to get Muscle and Fitness magazine and start taking vitamins (check with an expert to recommend which ones to use). Above all this, practice, practice practice!

Sen. Barack Obama speaks to the Urban League in Orlando, Florida, about his differences with Sen. John McCain

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I was listening to a radio talk show and there were two men on talking about an Urban League Convention that will be held in late July. One issue they are going to focus on is the crisis with African American males. What do you think this crisis is and how do we as a community can solve it?
I’m not trying to be rude, but if you’re not African American, this is not the question for you. I asked a serious question and I’m looking for thoughtful, intelligent answers. If I read any hateful, disrespectful comments, I will flag your answer. Thanks!
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I think that the major problem is that there are more black men in prison/jail than there are in college. We need to sit down and really talk about this issue. Another issue is why is it that we black men often, not always but often blame other people for our short commings. If we want something we have to take it, just like men of other ethnic groups, not wait around and hope for something to happen, but do something about it. I definatley don’t think gay black men is a real issue, nothing wrong with being gay and black, what the issue is DL Black men that are bringing STD’s back home to thier wives. But I don’t see that as a crisis.

Now on the other hand. As men we feel responsible for our familys and like I said we need to take what we want in life. So some brothers might feel by take, I mean rob and steal for it, and that is one of the reason for crime in the black community with black men.

Looking at some of the answer which are all good, I don’t agree with all of them. There are jobs out there for black men, I have one. The thing is there is no one to teach black youth on how to go to an interview and how to speak in public.

We are not always treated equally because alot of us do not know how to act in public, which might go back to how some of us were raised with out a positive Black man in the house or a mother who didn’t do a good job at raising her youth. I think for the most part we are treated more than equally. It’s all about how you react to what is placed before you. Alot of us think that if a white person doesn’t give us what we think we deserve then they are racist, has it ever crossed your mind tht maybe we didn’t work hard enough for it or that we honestly aren’t the best for the position.

Before anyone says well that is how it is where you live, just to let you know I have lived on the West Coast in L.A., midwest in Kansas, and on the eas coast in D.C. so you can’t say that.

Me being a young black man living in Washington D.C. I see it all. I have friends who sell what they have to, to put food on the table and I have friends that have went to some of the best colleges in the U.S. and U.K. What I think is that we don’t educate each other. If I know a way to get off the streets and make some legit money for myself it is my duty to help others the same way. We need to explain that we can make a change in the way things are going in our lives. I also feel that we don’t support other black men & women enough. We get jealous and start picking at thier faults instead of offering a helping hand.

I hope this helped you out.
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I live in an urban town in Georgia. Therefore, my school is very unknown. I am willing to go to Ivy League however there is a problem with the academics. I asked my friend in Los Angeles if he takes Math, Science, SS, and Literature every day for each year and he replied yes. My school follows a different cirriculum and makes you have 2 academics each semester and 2 electives each semester, 8 classes total in a year. Therefore if you have math the 1st semester, you have to wait a year before taking the next level math course. My schedule is 1st semester: American Government Honors, Honors Biology, Spanish 1(Required), PE (required) and 2nd semester: Honors Literature, Spanish 2(Required), Band, and Math 1 Honors. I am trying to take the hardest classes to show to Ivy League admissioners that I have the will to take on the most vigorous classes. However, I think that i will have less of math education that the other high schools because i take each academics only 6 months while the other high school students in the nation take a full year on academics. Will my classes make me fall behind the other high school students and not allow me to go into a Ivy League?

Ugh, my niece had that kind of scheduling at an excellent public school. I’m so glad my son has a traditional schedule. At my niece’s school, the hours of each subject the kids took was about the same as a typical schedule would have. Work it out and see if you’ll be taking a year’s worth of math, just condensed into half a year, like 2 hours a day for half a year, instead of 1 hour a day for a full year.

Top colleges understand that you can’t control your school’s curriculum, so they want you to take the most rigorous classes available to you. Be sure to look at the websites of the colleges, and see what they suggest (require!), like Harvard wants to see 4 "years" of one foreign language. (In your case it wouldn’t be years, but like up to Spanish 4.)

What you really need, besides amazing SAT scores (2100+) and grades (4.0+), is to follow your passion and show it in your extracurriculars - they want to see focus and depth. They want experts. If you are scattered, president of this club and that, they will not be impressed. One Ivy received 3000+ perfect scores for each of the SAT tests. (Not sure how many kids got 2400.) That isn’t going to get you into an Ivy unless you have a great backstory, homeless, overcome major tragedy, etc.

My dh does admissions interviews for local applicants to his Ivy alma mater. He says that sometimes he interviews amazing kids, but they don’t have a direction. Even if you aren’t sure, show that you know where you’re going.

Look at my post with some applicants who were highly regarded by the Ivies and admitted to at least one:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090317233957AA72VT6&show=7

Good luck!

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The Rev. Joe Watkins, a speaker at the Urban League convention and a GOP commentator, talks about the black vote and the Republican Party.

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im entering the miss urban league pageant, i just found out what they really do..what should i write… can u lead me to some examples of pageant essays

the exact question is "if you were crowned Miss Urban League, how would you use your title to inspire others"?

If I were crowed Miss Urban League, I would go around helping those in need. I would understand that others have feelings, and I should respect them.

Something like that, need more details to make a good one.

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