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Broadband Access for All: Connect Today, Change Your Tomorrow
Somewhere in the United States today, a student is unable to finish his homework, a father will not be able to find a job and a mother will not be able to seek proper medical treatment. Today,...
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Red Tails” Shoots Down Stereotypes – by Marc Morial
(To Be Equal #3) – Last week, I attended the New York premiere of a new George Lucas film about the heroic exploits of the all-black fighter pilot squadron that helped America defeat the Nazi’s in...
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President’s State of The Union Address Embraces National Urban League
Washington, DC – President Obama’s vision for “An American Built To Last,” as described in tonight’s State of the Union address, stands firmly upon National Urban League policy proposals for job...
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Don Cornelius – Love, Peace, Soul! – by Marc Morial @nul
To Be Equal #6 – In 1970, a groundbreaking TV show, created and hosted by a suave, impeccably-dressed black man, literally danced its way into the soul of America and built a cultural bridge that we...
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State of Black America Town Hall – March 7th – by Marc Morial
(To Be Equal #8) – Mark your calendars. Wednesday, March 7th is the date for one of the most important pre-election events of the year – the release of the National Urban League’s 2012 State of Black...
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Justice Demanded in the Death of Trayvon Martin @NatUrbanLeague @ncbcp...
By Marc H. Morial – Being a young black man has been called the hardest job in America. Young black men are much more likely than white men to be jobless, in jail and labelled “suspicious,” sometimes...
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Life Expectancy Gap Between Blacks and Whites Narrows to All-Time Low – Marc...
(To Be Equal #24) – In recent weeks, we’ve shared with you the news that the birth-rate for people of color now exceeds the rate for whites, and that African American deaths from prostate cancer are...
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Louisiana Supreme Court Changes Violate Voting Rights Act – by Marc H. Morial
Joined in Objection by New York, NY – Louisiana has violated the Voting Rights Act by changing its voting procedures and processes in the way it plans to vote, according to a letter of objection filed...
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Occupy the Vote – No Bullies at the Polls – By Marc H. Morial
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #38) – Last week, a new report by Common Cause and Demos, entitled “Bullies at the Ballot Box,” took direct aim at Jim Crow-like tactics designed to challenge and...
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Supreme Court To Hear Major Affirmative Action Case – by Marc H. Morial
(To Be Equal #39) – On Wednesday, October 10, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that once again challenges the right of colleges and universities to consider race as a...
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Raise the Minimum Wage Now – by Marc H. Morial
“Despite working a full-time job, many low-wage workers still live in poverty. This isn’t right.” Rep. George Miller (To Be Equal #22) – In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on income...
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Don’t Play Politics with the Debt Limit – by Marc H. Morial, National Urban...
(To Be Equal #41) – On September 21, one week before the first government shutdown in 17 years, President Obama addressed the 43rd annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference in...
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Bipartisan Jobs Bill Tackles Urban and Youth Unemployment
by Marc Morial (To Be Equal #28) – Just when it seemed Congress was no longer capable of working together on any level to serve the best interests of the American people, on July 9 members of both...
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President Obama Nominates Loretta Lynch for Attorney General – and We Applaud...
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #45) - This past Saturday, I had the honor of visiting the White House for President Obama’s announcement of his choice to succeed Eric Holder, who recently declared...
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Giuliani’s Words Do More than Hurt – They Divide
To Be Equal #8 By Marc H. Morial – After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, I brought a delegation of mayors to meet with the city’s then-mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. The...
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Malcolm X to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz – The Metamorphosis of a Militant in Mecca
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal) – “You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns...
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The State of Black America-By the Numbers: Part 1, Education – By @MARCMORIAL...
(To Be Equal #12) – There’s no other way to say it. Black America is in crisis. Over the past year, we have been bombarded with headlines that continue to drive home the longstanding challenges faced...
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Urban League’s Morial Urges Passage of Criminal Justice Reform Legislation,...
Washington, DC – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of criminal justice reform legislation: “As President and...
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Julian Bond Was Never One to Shrink Away from a Worthy Fight
By Marc Morial, National Urban League (To Be Equal #32) – New York, NY – He lived his life as a tireless champion of the oppressed and maligned, a battle-worn warrior for civil rights, equality and...
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The Value of Labor by Marc Morial
(To Be Equal #34) – Despite the dizzying array of clearance sales and bargains to be found in our nation’s malls and department stores, Labor Day is no creation of our retail industry. It is our...
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