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In the biggest gift ever to the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga, the 40-year-old civil rights group has received a $2.4 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to help pay for the Urban League's new three-story building at 401 MLK Blvd.
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"I’m definitely here to celebrate it, but I’m here to kick the door down for more people more, not just trans people, but also disabled folks, folks with different body types," the 41-year-old Kenosha, Wis. native shared.
The cohort includes 45 people from rural and urban communities that will collaborate and host non-partisan discussions about Tennessee issues.