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National Urban League and Michigan Affiliates Devastated By Michigan State Mass Shooting

NEW YORK and MICHIGAN (February 15, 2023) – Today, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, Charles Anderson, President and CEO of the Urban League of Detroit and South Michigan, Kyra Wallace, President and CEO of the Southwestern Michigan Urban League, and Eric Brown, President and CEO of the Urban League of West Michigan made the following statement...

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Urban League Leaders: Proposed Ban on Affirmative Action Based on Myths About Racial Discrimination

LITTLE ROCK and NEW YORK (February 7, 2023) -- Efforts to outlaw affirmative action in Arkansas are based on a flawed understanding of such policies and could compound systemic inequities and barriers to opportunity that still exist in the state, Urban League leaders said.

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National Urban League Responds to State of the Union Address

NEW YORK (February 7, 2023) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address:

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Urban League Leaders: Unjustified Killing of Anthony Lowe Underscores the Urgency of Transforming Police Culture and Accountability

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES (February 3, 2023) – Urban League leaders today said the cold-blooded killing of a disabled man as he tried to flee police reveals an almost delusional mindset on the part of the Huntington Park officers who shot him, underscoring the urgency of transforming police culture and accountability.

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Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Ask to Meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris Before State of the Union Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:        Teresa Candori (National Urban League)
                           tcandori@nul.org | 212-558-5362
                           Rachel Noerdlinger (National Action Network)

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“Sickened” by Footage of Tyre Nichols Brutal Beating, National Urban League President Marc Morial Says a Drastic Culture Shift Must Accompany Police Reforms

NEW YORK and MEMPHIS (January 27, 2023) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H.

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Committed to "Uprooting the Culture of Police Violence from the Inside Out" Urban League Leaders Stand in Solidarity with Tyre Nichols' Family

NEW YORK and MEMPHIS (January 24, 2023) – Urban League leaders today extended solidarity and heartfelt sympathy to the family of Tyre Nichols as they pursue justice for his brutal killing at the hands of Memphis police.

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Urban League Leaders Call for Reforms in the Wake of Earl Moore, Jr. Tragedy

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS and NEW YORK (January 19, 2023) – National and local Urban League leaders today welcomed the intervention of national civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Bob Hilliard in the case of a Springfield man who died at the hands of negligent paramedics and called for reforms to address racism in the deli

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Congress Passes Several National Urban League Priorities in FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package; Others Not Included

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 23, 2022) – Today, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, issued the following statement after Congress passed the Omnibus Spending package for fiscal year 2023:

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National Urban League Commends Attorney General For Changing War On Drugs Policies

Washington, D.C. (December 16, 2022) — Today, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, released the following statement on the Justice Department’s announcement to end sentencing disparities on crack and powder cocaine: 

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