Why Mentoring Matters

State of Black America

This week, Joi Chaney, our Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, sits down with Shalondan Hollingshed, President of the National Urban League Young Professionals, and Marcus Johnson, President and CEO of the Springfield Urban League in Springfield, Illinois as they discuss the importance of mentorship in the Black community. Together, they discuss ways to develop meaningful professional relationships, seek mentorship and its lasting impact on future leaders in our community. Discussed in this episode: Mentorship, Professional development, Leadership, community, millennial, State of Black America, For the Movement, National Urban League, Urban League Movement, Young Professionals Contact and Follow our Guest(s) on Twitter: @NULYP and @SpringfieldUL or visit their websites at: http://nulyp.iamempowered.com/ and https://www.springfieldul.org/ Contact and Follow the National Urban League at: Web: www.nul.org Email: [e-mail] and Instagram: @NULpolicy | @NatUrbanLeague Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NULPolicy | https://www.facebook.com/NatUrbanLeague/ The State of Black America Podcast is the official podcast of the National Urban League, formerly For the Movement Podcast. The show is hosted by Joi Chaney, Executive Director of the Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy and produced by Niambe Tomlinson, Senior Director of Communications. The show is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. Thank you to our sponsor and our listeners. Please follow us and tune for the next episode. You can find old episodes of For the Movement Podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/1QQUhFUddChkMEYxQniJmj