To Be Equal

#HandsOffOurHistory: The Freedom to Learn is the Freedom to Live

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

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America’s Slide Into Tyranny Is No Longer Hypothetical

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other." — Thomas Paine 

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George Foreman Was The Last Man Standing From Boxing's Heavyweight Golden Era

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

"Athletes are artists whose artistry dies with their youth. For fighters, it tends to be worse, as the youth is literally beaten out of them. But George Foreman -- erstwhile bully, seller of grill gadgets and mufflers -- did the greatest thing any athlete can do. He beat time." -- Mark Kriegel

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Administration's Slash-And-Burn Campaign To Dismantle Education Is Unlawful, Unpopular, And Disastrous

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

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Black History Month Challenged the "Lost Cause" Lie About Slavery and Discrimination. Eliminating Its Celebration Will Allow Lies to Flourish.

“Let’s call this what it really is: resegregation … Any official, including the president, who chooses to blame everything from plane crashes to wildfires on non-White, non-male people should be asked whether they believe that desegregation is to blame..."

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Black History Month Challenged the "Lost Cause" Lie About Slavery and Discrimination. Eliminating Its Celebration Will Allow Lies to Flourish.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CHALLENGED THE "LOST CAUSE" LIE ABOUT SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION. ELIMINATING ITS CELEBRATION WILL ALLOW LIES TO FLOURISH ONCE AGAIN.
 

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Urban League Movement Has Been Stronger And More Effective In 2024 Than Ever Before

These are the words of our brother Frankie Beverly, who sadly passed away this year. And they are the words that come to mind when reflecting on the past year’s work of the National Urban League and our network of 92 affiliates across the country.

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Tennessee State's Historic Foray Into Ice Hockey Could Break Barriers For Black Youth In Sports

"I think it's important to invest in these unorthodox sports for Black athletes because it allows Black children to have more opportunities to ply sports in general. The more opportunities that children have, the better. They won't feel like they are boxed into one thing or sport." — Zion Williams

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Working to Close the Vaccine Gap is a Collective Effort

It is no secret how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic has been for marginalized communities in this country. The National Urban League quantified this impact in the 2020 edition of our annual capstone report, the State of Black America. 

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Election Of President With 34 Felony Convictions Makes A Mockery Of Felony Disenfranchisement

“Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you’re labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination—employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits, and exclusion from jury service—are suddenly legal.” – Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

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