To Be Equal

Racist Attacks Can't Hide The Massive Lawlessness On Display In Fulton County, Georgia's, Case Against Trump's “Corrupt Organization”

“With Trump, you don't need to look for a dog whistle. It's a bull horn when it comes to race. And I do think that's deliberate. We've seen the -- I mean, slanderous attacks that he has put out against Fani Willis, you know, alleged things I won't even repeat."

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Charles Ogletree Leaves A Profound Legacy Of Commitment To Justice And Equity, Compassion And Kindness

Ogletree passed away last week at the age of 70, but the fight for justice in Tulsa lives on. On the day he died, a group of survivors and descendants asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reinstate their most recent lawsuit, which a lower court dismissed last month. 

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A Tribute to a Titan: Honoring Jesse Jackson's Legacy and Our Shared Mission

Rev. Jackson, who this week announced his retirement from the organization he founded, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is not just a beacon of hope or a pillar of strength; he is a trailblazer, a mentor, a friend, and an inspiration to me and countless others.

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Former V.P. Pence Claims There's No Racial Inequity in Education. He's Very, Very Wrong. (And Unlike Pence, We Know the Numbers)

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

 

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To Be Equal: Celebrating 20 Years Of Upholding A Tradition As “The Voice Of Black America”

“Show me a person who is full of prejudice, and I will show you a sick, unhappy, fearful individual who is not going anywhere and who is not growing. People don’t shut other people out; they fence themselves in.” – Whitney M. Young, Jr.

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A Climate In Crisis

“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” - Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

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March For Our Lives Follows a Venerable American Tradition of Student Social Activism [March 21, 2018]

“By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all these developments, we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes.” – Martin Luther Ki

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Dr. Maya Angelou: I Rise, We Rise, She Rises [June 4, 2014]

“We hear your calling/ And we begin by giving you 100 years/ Of loving defense/ We shall encourage the world to look/ Upon your complexion and see community.”    Dr. Maya Angelou, from the original poem “We Hear You,” a commemorative tribute to the National Urban League, performed at the organization’s Centennial celebration – July 28, 2010

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President Obama Stands on the Shoulders of 50 Years of History [June 4, 2014]

“You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea.” Slain Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers

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National Urban League and John Jay College Address Root Causes of Violence and Provide Alternatives to Police Response

“We want to establish a relationship between the police and the community that's not anchored in a warrior mentality, but in a guardian mentality. If you have a warrior mentality, you tend to view everyone in the community as an enemy combatant."

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