NUL CEO Is Redefining Civil Rights in the 21st Century

When you attend the BLACK ENTERPRISE Black Men Xcel summit (BMX) next week, you will quickly understand why we celebrate the best of who we are. On the opening night, we will hold our annual Xcel Awards, hosted by AT&T, in which we will  pay tribute to timeless standard-bearers: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Rainbow Push founder and president; Eddie Levert, soul-stirring crooner and member of legendary trio The O’Jays; and Jerome Bettis, NFL Hall of Famer and ground-breaking entrepreneur.

Among our honorees will also be Marc Morial, one of our nation’s most accomplished servant-leaders, who continues to uplift communities and transform countless lives nationwide as president and CEO of the National Urban League (NUL), the largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. For more than 15 years, he has been a transformative force as the head of the 105-year old organization. In fact, you couldn’t find a more committed change agent who brings strategic brilliance, laser-beam focus, and magnetic, action-oriented leadership to his role. So many – including myself—have learned from his energetic, effective approach to some of the most daunting challenges facing people of color.

Here are nine ways Morial, a leading, full-throated activist, is working to redefine civil rights in the 21st century with a focus on closing the economic gap between white and black Americans.

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