HOW WE GOT STARTED

Originally formed in 1990, The Urban Network is a coalition of ten of the largest and most-respected African-American professional organizations in the New York tri-state area. Collectively, we represent over 2,500 professionals, executives and business owners from various disciplines and industries ranging from law and architecture to engineering and marketing. The Urban Network was formed to provide a unifying body through which member organizations can work in partnership toward achieving common objectives: professional and business development, community service and personal empowerment in the Black community.

In 1998, we expanded our outreach initiatives to include an annual career day to help expose high school and college students to a wide range of career and educational options.

MISSION

The mission of the Urban Network is to provide a unifying body through which member organizations can work in partnership toward achieving our common objectives: professional and business development, community service and personal empowerment in the Black community.

Today, The Urban Network includes the following nonprofit organizations:

• Association of Black Women Attorneys
  (www.abwanewyork.org)
• Black Data Processing Associates
  (www.bdpa-ny.org)
• Metropolitan Black Bar Association
  (www.mbbany.org)
• National Alliance of Market Developers - New York
  (www.namd-nyc.org)
• National Association of Black Accountants
  (www.nabany.org)
• National Association of African Americans
  in Human Resources
  (www.naaahrgreaterny.org)
• National Black MBA Association
  (www.nyblackmba.org)
• National Organization of Minority Architects
  (www.noma.net)
• National Society of Black Engineers
  (www.nsbexl-nyc.org)
• National Urban League
  (www.nul.org)
• New York Coalition of Black Architects
  (www.nycoba.org)
• Urban Financial Services Coalition - New York
  (www.ufscny.org)