To Be Equal

Leaders Make Matters Worse By Playing Politics with Students' Health and Education

"We cannot return to the classroom and do things the same as they have always been done and expect to see a different outcome."

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On August 28, March On For Voting Rights

“We are tired.  We are tired of being beaten by policemen.  We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again."

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Documentary Film On Dick Gregory Sets The Record Straight On Activist Comedian's Legacy

I chose to be an agitator. The next time you put your underwear in the washing machine, take the agitator out, and all you’re going to end up with are some dirty, wet drawers.” – Dick Gregory

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Vernon Jordan On Whitney M. Young, Jr.: One Visionary Warrior Pays Tribute To Another

This Saturday, July 31st, we remember and celebrate Whitney Moore Young, Jr., on the centennial of his birth.

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Civil Rights Leaders Urge White House To Put The “Full Moral Prestige And Power Of The Presidency” Behind Voting Rights

“The 21st century Jim Crow assault is real. It's unrelenting, and we're going to challenge it vigorously."

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Stimulus Aid to Cities Presents an Opportunity to Fight Crime with Summer Jobs

“The Harlem Youth Action Project was a city-funded attempt to keep some of the smarter kids off the street..."

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The Goals Of Civil Rights Movement Will Not Be Realized Until D.C. Statehood Achieved

“Congress has both the moral obligation and the constitutional authority to pass the D.C. statehood bill."

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National Urban League Celebrates Harlem, “The Beating Heart Of Black Culture In America”

With Construction Of Empowerment Center Under Way, National Urban League Celebrates Harlem, “The Beating Heart Of Black Culture In America”

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Juneteenth Is An Opportunity To Confront The Nation's “Hard History”

“Slavery is hard history. It is hard to comprehend the inhumanity that defined it."

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Celebrate Pride Month By Passing The Equality Act

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“Rather than divide and discriminate, let us come together and create one nation. We are all one people. We all live in the American house. We are all the American family. Let us recognize that the gay people living in our house share the same hopes, troubles, and dreams. It's time we treated them as equals, as family.” – Rep. John Lewis

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