08-04-2025
Tri-County Urban League marks 60 years with Black & White Gala
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) –The Tri-County Urban League (TCUL) holds its 24th Annual Black & White Gala to celebrate 60 years of empowering communities and changing lives in the Peoria Tri-County community, April 12, at Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino.
Felisa Jordan Durr the President and CEO of The Tri-County Urban League, stopped by WMBD This Morning to explain more about it. The Tri-County Urban League is one of 92 affiliates across the country and this year's gala includes a message from the national president of the organization, Marc Morial, and the emcee of the evening is Marcus Hamilton from the Yani Collective.
The league provides many programs for youth including Financial Literacy, Workforce Empowerment, Violence Prevention, Entrepreneurship and the recently added, Drama Program. The event will also take time to honor some long-serving employees.
The gala begins with cocktail hour at 6 p.m., and the program follows at 7 p.m., at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, and tickets start at $125.
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