The 93rd
Affiliate.

The National Urban League (NUL), founded in 1910, is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to advancing economic empowerment, educational opportunity, social justice, and quality of life for African Americans and other underserved communities. Today, the organization operates through 93 affiliates across the United States, collectively impacting more than 1.8 million lives each year through education, workforce development, entrepreneurship, housing, health, and civic engagement.

For years, Dallas-Fort Worth stood as the largest urban region in the United States without a National Urban League affiliate. Recognizing both the urgency and opportunity of that gap, the Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals (DFWULYP) began the work of helping establish a local affiliate. In a historic first, the national office entrusted a Young Professionals chapter with helping lead the development of a new Urban League affiliate.

What followed was a coordinated effort led by a sponsoring committee of civic, nonprofit, higher education, and business leaders committed to building a strong, sustainable foundation for long-term impact in North Texas. Their work focused not only on securing affiliate status, but on shaping an organization positioned to expand economic mobility, strengthen communities, and improve quality of life for African Americans and other historically underserved residents across the region.

That vision became official in July 2025, when the Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League achieved affiliate status as the 93rd affiliate of the National Urban League. On March 9, 2026, that milestone was celebrated publicly during the Inaugural Launch, marking a historic day for Dallas-Fort Worth and the formal debut of a new chapter in civil rights and economic empowerment for North Texas.