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Post June 2, 2020 Black Lives Matter. Black Dreams Matter. A message from our CEO, Eshauna Smith: George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. There are so many names now – too many to list here – of bla... Read More
Post May 22, 2020 Celebrating the Class of 2020 This weekend the country came together to celebrate the Class of 2020, who are marking the major milestone of high school graduation in a very diff... Read More
News May 18, 2020 Hyde Park Herald: Kenwood senior introduces Obama before graduation speech Read full article below or in the Hyde Park Herald: Kenwood senior introduces Obama before graduation speech May 18, 2020 Aniyah Fisher, a senio... Read More
News May 15, 2020 ABC 7 DC: Local student joins former President Obama for “Graduate Together” ceremony Local student joins former President Obama for \"Graduate Together\" ceremony WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Tomorrow night, former President Barack Obama ... Read More
News May 15, 2020 CBS 9 DC: DC graduating senior featured in weekend virtual ceremony Urban Alliance student CJ Johnson interviewed on CBS 9 DC\'s \'Get Up DC\': Read More
News May 15, 2020 NBC 5 Chicago: Barack Obama to Deliver Virtual Commencement During Primetime Graduation Special Read full article below or on NBC 5 Chicago: Barack Obama to Deliver Virtual Commencement During Primetime Graduation Special May 15, 2020 Former ... Read More
Post April 24, 2020 The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Dear Friends, We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this outbreak. At Urban Alliance, we are on week six of taking our miss... Read More
InternStories April 15, 2020 Jeovanny Diaz, Northern Virginia 2020 TC Williams High School senior Jeovanny Diaz said that before joining Urban Alliance, he had been “struggling a lot,” but the Urban Alliance Northe... Read More
Post April 3, 2020 Keeping Our Students Earning and Learning Dear Friends, Thank you so much for stepping up to support Urban Alliance students these past weeks. From donating to our emergency COVID-19 Stude... Read More