To Be Equal is a syndicated weekly opinion column distributed by the National Urban League to news outlets across the nation since 1963, when it was started as “the Voice of Black America” by National Urban League President, Whitney M. Young, Jr.

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National Urban League
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 - 11:55am

National Urban League
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 - 7:34pm

Black History Month Challenged the "Lost Cause" Lie About Slavery and Discrimination. Eliminating Its Celebration Will Allow Lies to Flourish.

“Let’s call this what it really is: resegregation … Any official, including the president, who chooses to blame everything from plane crashes to wildfires on non-White, non-male people should be asked whether they believe that desegregation is to blame..."

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National Urban League
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 - 7:31pm

Black History Month Challenged the "Lost Cause" Lie About Slavery and Discrimination. Eliminating Its Celebration Will Allow Lies to Flourish.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CHALLENGED THE "LOST CAUSE" LIE ABOUT SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION. ELIMINATING ITS CELEBRATION WILL ALLOW LIES TO FLOURISH ONCE AGAIN.
 

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National Urban League
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - 7:58pm

Urban League Movement Has Been Stronger And More Effective In 2024 Than Ever Before

These are the words of our brother Frankie Beverly, who sadly passed away this year. And they are the words that come to mind when reflecting on the past year’s work of the National Urban League and our network of 92 affiliates across the country.

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National Urban League
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 - 3:06pm

Tennessee State's Historic Foray Into Ice Hockey Could Break Barriers For Black Youth In Sports

"I think it's important to invest in these unorthodox sports for Black athletes because it allows Black children to have more opportunities to ply sports in general. The more opportunities that children have, the better. They won't feel like they are boxed into one thing or sport." — Zion Williams

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National Urban League
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 - 4:11pm

Working to Close the Vaccine Gap is a Collective Effort

It is no secret how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic has been for marginalized communities in this country. The National Urban League quantified this impact in the 2020 edition of our annual capstone report, the State of Black America. 

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National Urban League
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 9:41pm

Election Of President With 34 Felony Convictions Makes A Mockery Of Felony Disenfranchisement

“Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you’re labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination—employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits, and exclusion from jury service—are suddenly legal.” – Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

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National Urban League
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 - 2:20pm

Indictment Of Russian Propagandists Underscores The Ongoing Threat To U.S. Election Integrity Outlined In State Of Black America

“The Russian government has long sought to sow discord and chaos in the United States through propaganda and foreign malign influence campaigns. As alleged, the covert operations by RT employees exploited our free and open press and targeted millions of Americans as unwitting victims of Russia’s psychological warfare.” – U.S. Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen

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National Urban League
Mon, 20 May 2024 - 11:08am

Armed With New Technology And Tactics, Russian Trolls Are Back To Disrupt U.S. Elections

“Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections. The Russian government's goals in such influence operations tend to include eroding trust in U.S. democratic institutions, exacerbating sociopolitical divisions in the United States, and degrading western support to Ukraine. Russia relies on a vast multimedia influence apparatus, which consists of its intelligence services, cyber actors, state media, proxies, and social media trolls. Moscow most likely views such operations as a means to tear down the United States as its perceived primary adversary, enabling Russia to promote itself as a great power.”  -- U.S. Director of National Intelligence

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National Urban League
Thu, 09 May 2024 - 3:28pm

Black-Owned Businesses Face Significant Obstacles. Anti-Racial Justice Efforts Are Making Them Worse

“Recent legal challenges have targeted programs aimed at alleviating the obstacles faced by marginalized communities, particularly those designed to promote equity in entrepreneurship..."

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