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Education & Youth Development
Preparing the next generation
Preparing students for college, careers, and lifelong achievement through academic support, social development, and culturally responsive opportunity.
About DFWUL · Affiliate No. 93
A national legacy.Built for North Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League advances economic empowerment, educational opportunity, social justice, and quality of life for underserved communities across the region.
Our story · Affiliate No. 93
Opportunity has anew address.
A national civil-rights legacy now has a permanent home in Dallas-Fort Worth, built to turn a historic regional gap into lasting pathways for progress.
The National Urban League was founded in 1910 to advance economic empowerment, educational opportunity, social justice, and quality of life for underserved communities. Today, its 93 affiliates carry that work into communities across the country.
For years, Dallas-Fort Worth was the nation's largest urban region without an affiliate. DFWUL Young Professionals helped change that, becoming the first Young Professionals chapter entrusted by the national office to help establish a new affiliate.
Civic, nonprofit, higher-education, and business leaders then built the foundation that secured affiliate status in 2025. DFWUL launched publicly on March 9, 2026, bringing Affiliate No. 93 and a new platform for opportunity to North Texas.
1.8M+Lives impacted nationally each year
How the mission becomes impact
Five pillars.One shared purpose.
DFWUL organizes its work around the National Urban League's five pillars, creating practical pathways from individual opportunity to stronger communities.
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Workforce & Economic Development
Expanding economic mobility
Connecting people to job training, career pathways, entrepreneurship resources, and the tools required to build sustainable income and wealth.
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Housing & Community Development
Building stable foundations
Advancing homeownership, financial literacy, and strong neighborhoods as foundations for long-term stability and generational wealth.
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Health & Quality of Life
Advancing equitable wellbeing
Addressing disparities in health outcomes through advocacy, education, trusted partnerships, and greater access to care.
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Justice & Civic Engagement
Strengthening voice and rights
Advocating for civil rights, civic participation, equal protection, and policies that help every community share in the region's progress.
Leadership today
Dr. Brandy Alfred
President & Chief Executive Officer
Leading DFWUL into its next era with enterprise discipline, partnership power, modern governance, and a commitment to measurable regional impact.
Executive and board leadership
One team.Shared purpose.
DFWUL's leaders bring community, development, finance, governance, and program expertise together to build an affiliate capable of serving North Texas for generations.
Chair of the Board
Bemnet Meshesha, MSW
Providing board leadership and community-relations expertise to strengthen the affiliate's long-term foundation.
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Robbie Douglas
Leading fund development, strategic communications, and brand visibility for Affiliate No. 93.
Chief Financial Officer
Marcia Page
Guiding financial strategy, operational stewardship, and the systems required for sustainable growth.A legacy still moving
More than a centuryleading to this moment.
The story connects a national civil rights legacy to a local movement, a historic public launch, and the leadership now carrying Affiliate No. 93 forward.
- 1910
National founding
The National Urban League is established to advance opportunity and improve quality of life for underserved communities.
- 2022
The gap identified
Dallas-Fort Worth is recognized as the largest U.S. region without an affiliate, and DFWULYP begins the work of establishing one.
- 2025
Affiliate status achieved
The Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League is officially chartered as the 93rd affiliate of the National Urban League.
- March 2026
Historic public launch
DFWUL celebrates its inaugural launch, marking the public debut of Affiliate No. 93 and a new chapter for North Texas.
- August 2026
Dr. Brandy Alfred appointed
Dr. Brandy Alfred begins serving as President & Chief Executive Officer, leading DFWUL from its founding moment into sustained regional impact.
The work ahead
Founded with vision.Built to endure.
DFWUL exists to become a permanent force for economic empowerment, equity, and opportunity throughout North Texas. The foundation is in place. The next chapter is already being written.
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