To Be Equal

President Barack Obama [Nov. 4, 2008]

After the longest and hardest fought presidential campaign in American history, the votes are now in and Barack Obama has been elected the 44th President of the United States.  The National Urban League and its affiliates congratulate President-elect Obama, Vice-President-elect, Joe Biden, and their families for turning what began as an improbable journey into an historic victory for their party and our country.  We wel

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Black Pessimism Of The Future Means Economic Empowerment Is More Important Than Ever [Nov. 4, 2007]

I have said it before and I will say it again: Economic empowerment is the civil rights struggle of the 21st Century.

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Hurricane Katrina Nature’s Power On Tragic Display [August 30, 2005]

A devastating path of death and destruction.  Results much worse than expected.  A national catastrophe.  Our tsunami.

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Reviving America’s Spirit Of Optimism [May 19, 2003]

Last week I became the beneficiary of a great privilege and responsibility:  I was appointed president and chief executive of the National Urban League.

Actually, I can say without hesitation that long before last week I was a beneficiary of the Urban League, too.

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