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TIAA Distributes 2,000 Free Turkeys 1 America Faces A Time For Racial Healing 3 Urban League Receives $ 7,703,463 4 Food Network Meet with The Salvation Army 5 Urban Influence 8 US Bank Invests $ 2M in Ferguson Empowerment Center 9 Southwest Partners with Urban League 16 A Step Up for ULSTL Head Start 18 Urban Inspire Marvin Mitchell 21 Centene Brings Secure Employment to Ferguson 28 St . Louis University Honors Civil Rights Leaders 31 Weatherization 40th Anniversary 33 Urban League Host Largest Dinner Ever 35 Urban Fashion 38 Save Our Sons Program 40 National African American Museum Opened 47 Rolling Into Better Health 48 The Single Woman Conundrum 52 Civic Progress Donates $ 600,000 53 Boeing Sponsors St . Clair County Employment Programs 54 Farmers Insurance Donates 10K 55 Urban Reflection 57 Citi Employees and 100 Neediest 60 Back to School & Community Empowerment Festival 62
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