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Press Releases

January

METROPOLITAN ORLANDO URBAN LEAGUE NAMES
DISNEY MANAGER AS ITS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO

ORLANDO, FL (January 18, 2010) – On a day when the nation remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as its greatest civil rights icon, the Metropolitan Orlando Urban League (MOUL) has selected its new President and Chief Executive Officer.  Allie L. Braswell, Jr., most recently Manager of Global Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will take the reins of the 32-year-old civil rights organization on February 1.

April

METROPOLITAN ORLANDO URBAN LEAGUE REBRANDS
AS CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE

ORLANDO, FL (April 28, 2010) – Three months after naming a new President and Chief Executive Officer, the Metropolitan Orlando Urban League has rebranded itself as the Central Florida Urban League. The 32-year-old social, economic and civil rights organization will now work to serve Central Floridians in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia counties. As part of the new branding, the Central Florida Urban League is also launching its new website www.CFUL.org.

May

THE ORLANDO MAGIC PARTNERS WITH CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE
by Noah Sharfman

ORLANDO, FL (May 26, 2010) – Multicultural Insights Department in the summer of 2008 to create an environment in which employees, community partners and fans feel welcome, valued and appreciated. The Magic celebrates diversity and embraces its many characteristics and the value it brings to our business and community—understanding what can be accomplished when everyone works together to achieve legendary moments.