ADVISORY/The National Urban League and Sprint AreHosting a Reception for Two of the League's...

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ADVISORY ... Tuesday, August 1

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 1

WHO: The National Urban League and Sprint

WHAT: Are hosting a reception for two of the League's hallmark

publications, The State of Black America and Opportunity Journal.

scholarly annual assessment of the status of African-Americans.

This year's edition, titled, The State of Black America 2000:

Blacks in the New Millennium, is a collection of 14 essays that

expound on African Americans' place in, among other areas,

politics, academic achievement, technology, business and

economics.

Published quarterly, Opportunity Journal is the official

publication of the National Urban League. Each issue features

information about the Urban League movement, and reports on issues

of interest to the African American community and the nation at

large.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 1, 2000, 6:00 - 8 p.m.

WHERE: Hilton New York Hotel, Mercury Suite

1335 Avenue of the Americas

(Between 53rd and 54th Streets)