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I read that the Urban Institute will be publishing a list of companies that do not want their marketing and advertising materials placed in media that claim an urban audience as their main target. Is this true?

An e-mail circulating for many years around the Internet incorrectly lists the Urban Institute as the organization to contact regarding Non Urban Dictates (N.U.D. or NUD). The Urban Institute has nothing to do with Non-Urban Dictates.