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National Urban League Mourns Civil Rights Hero Rev. Joseph Lowery

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the passing of civil rights icon Joseph Lowery:  

“We in the Urban League Movement are devastated by the passing of Rev. Joseph Lowery. 

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Demand That Your Senators Address the Impact of Coronavirus on Our Families and Communities

Our Families First Coronavirus Response Act action alert is now LIVE! <

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Civil Rights Leaders Call on Congress to Address Disproportionate Impact of Coronavirus on Black Americans

NEW YORK (March 16, 2020) –--The nation’s leading civil rights organizations have requested an urgent meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer regarding racial equity in the coronavirus response proposal.

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National Urban League & Lawyers Committee Urge Census Bureau to Extend Deadlines Due to Coronavirus

NEW YORK (March 13, 2020) -- National Urban League and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today called on the Trump Administration to extend the deadline to respond to the decennial Census, in light of the coronavirus crisis.

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Learn More About How The Urban League Fights For You

The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus threatens communities across the country and millions of people around the globe. The National Urban League encourages everyone to practice all preventative measures outlined by the CDC including, but not limited to:

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Tell the OCC and FDIC: Do Not Weaken the Community Reinvestment Act!

Right now, Trump administration bank regulators are proposing changes that would substantially weaken the Community Reinvestment Act (or CRA).

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Marc Morial Urges Candidates to Speak Out Against Gutting the Community Reinvestment Act

NEW YORK (February 18, 2020) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial urged the candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination to use the national debate stage on Wednesday to speak out...

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Congressional Black Caucus 2020 National Black Leadership Summit

We gather today in the year of the 155th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, the 100th anniversary of women suffer age and the 65th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. It’s also a moment where contempt for those victories permeates the body politic in too many corners of this very powerful city.

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National Urban League Mourns the Loss of Kobe Bryant and Daughter

The National Urban League joins the nation in mourning the tragic death of international)al sports legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

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Civil Rights Organizations Call for Defeat of Andrew Brasher’s Nomination to Eleventh Circuit

With Trump’s impeachment, Senate should not even consider Brasher nomination

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