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Post January 20, 2020 “The Sunlight of Opportunity” A message from our CEO Eshauna Smith for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (originally posted on LinkedIn): In 1967, the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... Read More
InternStories January 17, 2020 Jasmine Love – Chicago 2019 Jasmine Love was excited for her first professional experience with Urban Alliance. “I’m from the South Side of Chicago,” she said. “When you think... Read More
InternStories January 15, 2020 Deshon Williams – Baltimore 2019 As a career and technical education student at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, Deshon Williams learned a lot about the individual as... Read More
InternStories January 15, 2020 Donnell Bonaparte, Jr. – Baltimore 2019 Walking into the Baltimore City Public Schools Office of Communication on his first day as an Urban Alliance intern, Donnell Bonaparte, Jr. was ner... Read More
InternStories January 13, 2020 Denardo Worthy, DC 2019 At the end of his Urban Alliance internship, Denardo Worthy felt “astonished.” Astonished that he had gained so many valuable skills, astonished th... Read More
Post December 20, 2019 The Gift of Hope A note from our CEO, Eshauna Smith, looking back on 2019: Dear Friends, Over the past few months, I\'ve had the opportunity to hear from several ... Read More
Local NewsPost November 25, 2019 Building the Next Generation of Talent in Montgomery County \"The work of upskilling our workforce and educating people is more important for everyone … and it says a lot about what kind of county we\'re goi... Read More
Local NewsPress November 21, 2019 Urban Alliance appoints Monique Cox as Baltimore Executive Director BALTIMORE, MD. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today announced the appointment of Monique Cox as Executive Director for t... Read More
News November 1, 2019 Eshauna Smith on iHeartMedia Podcast Urban Alliance CEO Eshauna Smith was interviewed for Community D.C., a community affairs podcast aired across five iHeartMedia radio stations in th... Read More