(Chicago Sun Times) — The Chicago Urban League today will name Andrea Zopp as the eighth president and chief executive in the civil rights organization’s 94-year history. Zopp, 53, has been with Exelon Corp. since 2006, serving most recently as its executive vice president and general counsel. She also has held corporate jobs with Sears […]

Education reform a major focus at the convention.

(Midlands Connect) — A retail chain is giving back to some South Carolina students in a big way.Tuesday, Walmart presented Columbia’s Urban League with a hefty check in the amount of $85,000.The money will help support the Urban League’s Youth Empowerment Initiative.Twenty-four 8th graders from several counties around the state will go on a trip […]