National Urban League
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 - 3:32pm

Science Author Bennett Donates Children’s Book Proceeds For Urban League Youth Education and Empowerment

Author Jeffrey Bennett and publisher Big Kid Science will donate 100% of their 2020 proceeds from Dr.

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National Urban League
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 - 3:01pm

2020 State Of Black America Examines The Depth Of Systemic Inequality Exposed By The Coronavirus Epidemic

NEW YORK (August 13, 2020) -- The National Urban League’s 2020 State of Black America report, “Unmasked,” explores the various ways that that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the face of racism in America...

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National Urban League
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 - 5:16pm

We're Proud to Share That NYC Will Remain Our Home, With Historic Plans For Our Future Move to Harlem!

New Headquarters in Harlem to Include Racial Justice Institute, Civil Rights Museum, Affordable Housing & Retail. Black-owned Real Estate Development Firm BRP is a Key Partner in the Project. Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group Played a Major Role

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National Urban League
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 - 6:09pm

Civil Rights Leaders Demand Senate Censure of Tom Cotton's Defense of Slavery

The leaders of the nation’s leading civil rights and racial justice organizations today issued a statement calling on the members of the U.S. Senate to condemn Sen. Tom Cotton’s remarks on slavery and issue a formal censure.

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National Urban League
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 - 1:30pm

National Urban League
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 - 9:00am

New Analysis Shows Students of Color More Likely to Be Cut from Online Learning

Data from Education and Civil Rights Groups Show that Nearly 17 million Students Nationally Fall into Homework Gap Without Internet Access at Home

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National Urban League
Sat, 18 Jul 2020 - 5:44pm

Urban League Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

NEW YORK (July 17, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the passing of Congressman John Lewis

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National Urban League
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 4:13pm

Cynical "Operation Legend" Will Make A Bad Situation Worse

KANSAS CITY (July 10, 2020) -- As Kansas Citians gathered to protest police misconduct and federal occupation of the city, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H.

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National Urban League
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 - 5:32pm

Marc Morial On Yvonne Bechet: The City Has Lost a True Trailblazer

NEW YORK (July 6, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, the former Mayor of New Orleans, issued the following statement on the death of Yvonne Bechet, New Orleans’ first Black woman police officer

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National Urban League
Thu, 02 Jul 2020 - 6:21pm

JOB GAINS IN MAY & JUNE DON’T COME CLOSE TO REPLACING JOBS LOST IN MARCH & APRIL

NEW YORK (July 2, 2020) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued today tracks an economy slowly pulling out of a deep pandemic-generated recession, but in grave danger of backsliding into an even worse situation.<

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