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Contact: Ricky Clemons
National Urban League
212/558-5371
rclemons@nul.org

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National Urban League to Release 2007 State of Black America
Report Includes Annual Equality Index

WHO:	Marc H. Morial, President of National Urban League John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil and Chairman-Elect of NUL Board Robert Mallett, SVP,Philanthropy and Stakeholder Advocacy, Pfizer, Inc.
WHAT:	National Urban League President Marc H. Morial will unveil *The State of Black America 2007: Portrait of the Black Male* report, the league's yearly assessment of the condition of the African-American community. Morial will speak to the black male crisis and provide a list of policy recommendations to alleviate it. Through its Equality Index, the report provides a statistical measurement of equality gaps that exist between African Americans and mainstream America in five areas -- education, economics, health, civic engagement and social justice. The study, which includes a foreword by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., also features thought-provoking essays and op-eds by prominent intellectuals and activists, including: Re-imagining Black Masculine Identity: An Investigation of the "Problem" Surrounding the Construction of Black Masculinity in America by David J. Johns; Reconnecting Young Black Men: What Policies Would Help? by Harry J. Holzer, Ph.D; Why Should African Americans Care About Macroeconomic Policy? by William M. Rodgers, III, Ph.D; Still Segregated, Still Unequal: Analyzing the Impact of No Child Left Behind on African American Students by Christopher B. Knaus, Ph.D; Losing Our Children in America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline by Marian Wright Edelman; and Sexual Fault Lines: Robbing the Love Between Us by Michael Eric Dyson, Ph. D, among others. To watch the live webcast of the press conference on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:30-2:00 P.M.: go to www.visualwebcaster.com/pressclub-StateofBlackAmerica-041707
WHERE:	First Amendment Room, National Press Club 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:30-2:00 P.M.
CONTACT:	Ricky Clemons, National Urban League, 212-558-5371

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National Urban League (www.nul.org) Established in 1910, The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its local affiliates. There are over 100 local affiliates of the National Urban League located in 35 states and the District of Columbia providing direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research.