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Civil Rights Leaders Urge Minneapolis Leaders to Keep Communities Safe

See the letter from the Civil Rights Coalition in response to the events in Minneapolis.

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National Urban League Demands Prosecution of Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death

National Urban League Demands Prosecution of Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death, Examination of Their Records 

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National Urban League Opposes OCC’s Effort To Weaken Crucial Anti-Redlining Law

NEW YORK (May, 22 2020) -- Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, released the following statement in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s issuance of a final rule that imposes changes to implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act  of 1977. 

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National Urban League and Wells Fargo Partner to Keep People Housed in Response to COVID-19

Civil rights organization is among the groups receiving grants to help more than 100,000 renters and homeowners stay in their homes.

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National Urban League Urges Federal Government to Exclude Predatory Lenders From Small Business Program

NEW YORK (May 20, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial called on the federal government to reject efforts by predatory payday lenders to gain access to funding...

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PepsiCo Launches $7 Million Initiative To Help U.S. Communities Hardest Hit By COVID-19

In response to alarming evidence of the continued disparate, negative impact of COVID-19, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, today launched an initiative to provide increased medical and economic aid to communities of color across the country where the company has long worked. The $7 million initiative is a comprehensive project to support immediate relief and long-term recovery.

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Join the National Urban League and the NBA for a Virtual Roundtable on Covid-19's Impact on Black America

Watch Now: Valerie Jarrett, Grant Hill And Marc Morial Join Fourth NBA Together Virtual Roundtable On Systemic Inequality And Covid-19’s Impact On Black America 

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An Importance Announcement Regarding the 2020 Annual Conference

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today announced that the League’s anticipated 2020 Conference, slated for August in Houston, will not take place due to the current international health crisis.

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Job Loss in April Was Historic

Job Loss in April Was Historic; Historic Racial Disparity Only Worsened Under COVID-19 

Written by Dr. Bernard A. Anderson, Professor Emeritus, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League

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Leader Schumer Advances National Urban League Proposal to Direct Returned PPP Funds to Legitimate Small Businesses

NEW YORK (May 7, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H.

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