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National Urban League Demands PPP Funding Be Directed to Legitimate, Threatened, Small Businesses

Amid reports that massive restaurant chains and businesses that continue to operate received funds intended for small businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Urban League today demanded the next legislative package include specific funding pools for legitimate small businesses truly threatened by the crisis.

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National Urban League Partners With Lyft to Provide Access to Transportation for Essential Workers

NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) -- Across the nation, Urban League affiliates are providing essential services to workers and families devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Senators Respond to National Urban League Plea For Urban Coronavirus Funding

NEW YORK (April 18, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H.

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More Cities With Significant African-American Populations Should Be Eligible for Coronavirus Aid

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE: MAKE MORE CITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS AID

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National Urban League Mourns the Passing of Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves

NEW YORK (April 18, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said the world of Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs has lost its greatest champion with the passing of Black Enterprise Founder Earl G.

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National Urban League Denounces Anti-Asian Violence and Harrassment

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE DENOUNCES ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE & HARASSMENT, URGES OFFICIALS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST BIASED RHETORIC & MISINFORMATION

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Marc Morial on the Passing of Ellis Marsalis

MARC MORIAL ON THE PASSING OF ELLIS MARSALIS: “NEW ORLEANS LOST PART OF ITS SOUL TODAY”

NEW YORK (April 1, 2020) -- Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League and former Mayor of New Orleans, issued the following statement in response to the death of Ellis Marsalis:

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National Urban League's Marc Morial: Coronavirus No Excuse For Abandoning Federal Civil Rights Protections

NEW YORK (March 28, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial has called for an immediate reversal of a U.S. Labor Department order suspending equal opportunity requirements during the coronavirus crisis.

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National Urban League Mourns Civil Rights Hero Rev. Joseph Lowery

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the passing of civil rights icon Joseph Lowery:  

“We in the Urban League Movement are devastated by the passing of Rev. Joseph Lowery. 

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Demand That Your Senators Address the Impact of Coronavirus on Our Families and Communities

Our Families First Coronavirus Response Act action alert is now LIVE! <

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