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Civil Rights Leaders Meet with AG Garland Following Buffalo Mass Shooting

(WASHINGTON) -  Today, civil rights leaders met with Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, and the Department of Justice’s role in addressing the spread of white supremacy across social media platforms and hate crimes tearing through Bl

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Leading Social Justice Organizations Call for National Summit on Right-Wing Extremism

“Long past time for a whole-of-society response,” insist National Urban League, Anti-Defamation League, League of United Latin American Citizens, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, National Action Network

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Urban League Condemns Racially-Motivated Mass Shooting in Buffalo

NEW YORK and BUFFALO (May 14, 2022) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Buffalo Urban League President Thomas Beauford, Jr., issued the following statement in response to the racially-motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in the heart of its predominantly Black East Side community:

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National Urban League Celebrates Senate's Historic Confirmation of Dr. Lisa Cook

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CELEBRATES SENATE’S HISTORIC CONFIRMATION OF DR. LISA COOK TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE, MAKING HER THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN U.S HISTORY TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE 

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Calling Efforts to Overturn Roe "Part of a Larger Anti-Civil Rights and Anti-Women's Rights Movement"

Calling Efforts to Overturn Roe "Part of a Larger Anti-Civil Rights and Anti-Women's Rights Movement," Urban League Leaders Urge Passage of Federal Women's Health Protection Act

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National Urban League Congratulates Karine Jean-Pierre In New Role as White House Press Secretary

Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2022) — Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement congratulating Karine Jean-Pierre on becoming the first black and LGBTQ person as White House Press Secretary

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National Urban League and CEO Call on Senate to Protect Roe v. Wade

Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2022) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the leaked U.S.

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National Urban League Stands with Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Introduce the Health Equity and Accountability Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2022) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement commending Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s leadership on the introduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA):

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National Urban League President & CEO Renews Concerns Regarding Elon Musk's Purchase of Twitter

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2022) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement after Twitter’s announcement of Elon Musk’s purchase of the company:

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National Urban League President Sends Letter To Twitter Opposing Proposal From Elon Musk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial sent a letter to Board Chair Bret Taylor at Twitter urging him to reconsider Elon Musk’s proposal to purchase Twitter stock and gain ownership of the company.

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