"Young Blacks Give Back" Professional Clothing Drive-May 24th
Thursday Network will be hosting a clothing drive to donate gently used business attire to
Dress for Success. Donations will be accepted at the general body meeting on May 24th, as well as Thursday Network committee meetings.
"Real Talk: A Candid Discussion with Beverly Thomas" President & CEO of Regional Contracting Services
We invite you to a candid career discussion with Regional Contracting Services President & CEO, Beverly Thomas on Wednesday, May 9th from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Mrs. Thomas will discuss her journey to the top and provide insights from her challenges and successes. This meeting will take place at the GWUL Headquarters located at 2901 14th St. NW.
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"Keys to the League" "Chat 'N Chew" with Students from McKinley Tech High School
Thursday Network's Social Action committee will participate in a "Chat 'N Chew" with McKinley Tech High School students to engage students in topics about civil rights, the Trayvon Martin effect, college, student debt, "post-racial" theories, and crime in urban and minority communities on Thursday, May 10th from 12:45pm -1:45pm.
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Welcome From Thursday Network 2011-2012
President Hakimu Shuttlesworth Davidson
Greetings from the
Greater Washington Urban League's Thursday Network!
For nearly 20 years, Thursday Network has been the proud Young Professionals auxiliary of the Greater Washington
Urban League, and since 1999, the DC area chapter of
the National Urban League Young Professionals. We are honored to be an integral part of the community in Washington, DC, Prince George's
County and Montgomery County.
Our mission is to provide a place for young professionals to support
the Greater Washington Urban League and focus
our energies on community service and economic empowerment, as well as our own personal & professional development and civic
involvement.
TN has accomplished many great things since our inception. Our fundraising efforts have allowed us to provide nearly
$150,000 in scholarships to service-minded youth
through our "I Empower" Scholarship Fund; we established the Empowerment Academy mentoring program at Woodrow Wilson High School
in Northwest DC; we annually put on the "Young
Blacks Give Back" service blitz each May; and we've been recognized as the NULYP Eastern Region Chapter of Excellence for 2011 and
NULYP National Chapter of Excellence in 2006.
We support GWUL and their many programs through volunteerism, fundraising, and relationship building. As so many in
our community face tremendous economic and
personal challenges, the multitude of services GWUL provides have never been needed more than they are today. It is imperative that we do
all we can to ensure this great institution continues to
Empower Communities and Change Lives.
I'd like you to join us. TN is THE place for young professionals in the DC area to achieve personal growth while making a
true impact on the community. I encourage you to
use this website as a resource to connect with us and learn about our various activities, and look forward to seeing you at one of our many
upcoming events. There are many great things on the
horizon for Thursday Network and our members.
Being a part of The National Urban League Movement and Thursday Network has been an honor and a truly rewarding
experience for me and I am confident it will be for you
as well. Our members are amazing, positive individuals with strong commitments to making a difference in their community while developing
their leadership skills and professional abilities. We
look forward to you becoming a part of the Thursday Network family so you too can say "I Am Empowered!"
Yours in the movement, Hakimu Shuttlesworth Davidson President Thursday Network
About the National Urban League
Young Professionals (NULYP):
2012 State of Black America Report
The 2012 State of Black America Report is a call to action to: "Occupy the Vote To Educate, Employ, and Empower." Economic opportunity stems from educational achievement.
The 2012 State of Black America report includes the Equality Index providing a statistical diagnosis of the status of Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. Essays by a host of political, business, and community leaders including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial, singer John Legend, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, entrepreneur and author Steve Stoute, and a host of others with prescriptions for the employment and education crisis facing the nation are also included. With new voter ID laws and voting rights under attack, the 2012 State of Black America will inspire you to ?Occupy the Vote? in this important election year.
Greetings from the
Greater Washington Urban League's Thursday Network! 
