Welcome to Urban Success University

Where Urban Ambition Meets Global Achievement

Urban Success University isn’t just an institution – IT'S A MOVEMENT!!!

Urban Success University (USU) was birthed to provide a voice for our urban youth while impacting their lives through entrepreneurial education, mentorship, and personal development. While we are THE ORIGINAL YOUTH PROGRAM of The Martin Luther King Jr Center for Non-Violent Change & The Martin Luther King Jr Association, we were founded at Zion Baptist Church in 1960 by Rev. Dr. Leon Sullivan and Amazing Grace Banks Sullivan. Relaunched in 1995 out of Ebenezer Baptist Church and Brighthope Baptist Church by Cynthia Delores Nottage Tucker and Edythe Scott Bagley, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. William Gray III & Rev. Dr. Joseph L Roberts Jr.

Urban Success University was brought to life in 2003 by

The Prophetic Visionary Yolanda Denise King, The Great YOKI, of The Y.O.K.I.S. and has since impacted over 5 million urban youth.

A New Beginning for 2024-25

In response to the evolving needs of our students, our school partners, the current political climate, Project 2025's possible Removal of our Education Department in Feb 2025, and the Aggressive Attack on our high schools by the Afterschool Satan Club, we are completely overhauling our curriculum for the 2024-2025 academic year. This transformation is driven by our students requests, reflecting their needs and interests.

Our revamped academies for the 2024-25 school year include:

Success Academy

Our flagship program, Success for Teens, provides youth with the essential life skills, character development, and mindset to succeed in life. Re-released and available online for free, this program is the cornerstone of Urban Success University.

Explore The Success Academy

Entrepreneurial Academy

Through our Entrepreneurial Academy, we teach high school students the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, providing them with internships, mentorships, and real-world business experience in partnership with Kingdom Business Owners.

Explore The Entrepreneurial Academy

We are proud to continue the legacy of our founders—leaders who envisioned a world where every child, regardless of their background, could succeed.

Our programs have been rebranded and revitalized under the leadership of Dean KJ, ensuring that the vision of our founders lives on.

Meet Our Founding Mompreneurs

The.Y.O.K.I.S.

The Young Organization Of Kings Internationally Serving

Empower the Future and Support Us

For the past 17 years, Urban Success University has persevered without grants, relying on social entrepreneurship and donations to continue providing the transformative education our founding mothers envisioned 28 years ago. This has been our commitment since the passing of The Great YOKI.

But NOW, we urgently need your support to keep this mission going, especially as we combat Political and Satanic Attacks on Our Our Urban Youth!!!

Support our efforts by donating or by registering at www.TheKingdomMarketplace.com,

a platform developed by our female students to create jobs and stimulate economic development in their communities.

Every donation helps us continue our mission, providing vital education and character development to the youth who need it most.

Together, we can uplift communities, inspire greatness, and build a brighter future for the next generation.

Empower the Next Generation

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Make a Donation to Urban Success University & The Y.O.K.I.S.

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