Urban League Live

Urban League Live

Urban League Live addresses workforce and economic development, housing, transportation, and other challenges impacting communities throughout the Middle Tennessee region, particularly underserved and underrepresented groups, and the people working to find solutions. Join the Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris as he sits down with members of the Middle Tennessee community to discuss ways to champion economic dignity, Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity, and Defeat Poverty across Middle Tennessee. Watch Urban League Live Tuesdays at 6pm!

Episodes

December 2, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris honors the Season of Giving with Jill Grandas, CEO of Tennessee Donor Services and Adam Cowan, a kidney transplant recipient, with a discussion about the need for more Black donors and how you can give the greatest gift to someone else through organ donation.

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On this episode of Urban League Live, Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris is joined by Janet Martin, Vice President of Fund Development, Marketing, and Civic Engagement at the Urban League of Middle Tennessee, Carlos Partee, Co-Founder of the Nashville Black Market and Jonathan Oye, Co-Founder of Oye Coffee to discuss the importance of small businesses to local economies and how ULMT ...

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On this episode of Urban League Live, Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris is joined by Lauren Bell, Corporate Affairs Manager at Kroger, to discuss the Monroe Street Kroger project in Germantown and how the Urban League is providing workforce specific needs towards the effort. Plus, Harold Simpson, ULMT Director of Workforce Development and Programming and Amanda Bracht, CEO of Park Center, stop by to discuss ...

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September 2, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris sits down with Douglas Kreulen with Nashville International Airport (BNA) to discuss the Urban League's relationship with BNA, the changes the airport has made to accommodate the city's growth and what is expected for the future.

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August 5, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Teresa Broyles-Aplin, President and CEO of Nashville Electric Service, to discuss the ways the utility is helping to keep Nashville powered amidst it's rapid growth.

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July 1, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Chandra Vasser, incoming Board Chair for the Urban League of Middle Tennessee, to talk about the phenomenal minds that make up the ULMT board, ways the board helps ULMT connect with the community and the board's priorities for the upcoming year.

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June 3, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Stephanie Coleman, President and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the organization's dedication to developing the region's workforce through partnerships, networking and resources.

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May 6, 2025 20 mins

On this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Shaw King, Sales Director for Comcast Business, to talk about Comcast Rise, a program designed to benefit small businesses. We are also joined by Danielle McGee Gibson, CEO of Black Business Boom and a former Rise grant recipient, to talk about her experience with the program.

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April 1, 2025 22 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Misha Maynard, COO of Cathedral of Praise Church, to discuss the importance of having community partnerships while serving the underserved.

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March 4, 2025 22 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with Aron Thompson, R.E.D. Academy Director and Vice President of at Urban League of Middle Tennessee.

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February 4, 2025 21 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, we recap the phenomenal year the Urban League had in 2024. We also sit down with Marcus Henderson, President/CEO - Henderson Financial Group, Inc., to discuss ways to practice financial stewardship in 2025.

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January 7, 2025 22 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, we sit down with our friends from Kroger to discuss the importance of economic and workforce development through a major renovation project that will impact the Germantown area.

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December 3, 2024 21 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, we unpack the need for affordable housing in Nashville and the incredible work the Urban League of Middle Tennessee is doing with the Metropolitan Development Housing Agency to meet that need. 

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November 5, 2024 21 mins

In this episode of Urban League Live, Urban League of Middle Tennessee President Clifton Harris is joined by Frank Bouyer and Harold Simpson to dissect Tennessee's Black unemployment rate and how the Urban League of Middle Tennessee is working to decrease that percentage through its workforce development programming.

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October 15, 2024 21 mins

Welcome to Urban League Live! 

In this episode, hear firsthand how the Urban League of Middle Tennessee champions economic dignity by developing opportunities for more self-reliant, powerful and equitable lives. 

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This show is paid for by Urban League of Middle Tennessee.

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October 14, 2024 30 secs

Urban League live addresses crucial issues in Middle Tennessee.

First and foremost, we work hard every day to champion economic dignity for all like workforce and economic development, housing, transportation, education and more.

Watch Urban League Live Tuesdays at 6pm on NewsChannel 5+.

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