To Be Equal is a syndicated weekly opinion column distributed by the National Urban League to news outlets across the nation since 1963, when it was started as “the Voice of Black America” by National Urban League President, Whitney M. Young, Jr.

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National Urban League
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 - 9:19am

National Urban League And NFL Working Together To Inspire Change And Transform Lives

“Confronting recent systemic racism with tangible and productive steps is absolutely essential.

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National Urban League
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 - 10:13pm

President Biden And Vice President Harris Face Historic Challenges Of Pandemic, Racial Justice

“A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer."

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National Urban League
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 - 2:17am

Capitol Insurrection Reveals “Cancer” Of Racism Within The Law Enforcement Establishment

"The Capitol coup is the mirror we needed to overcome our warped sense of American exceptionalism."

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National Urban League
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 - 1:08pm

Trump's Justice Department Once Again Protects The Powerful At The Expense Of The Powerless

“Anyone with decent vision can see from the parking-lot video of the shooting that the claim that Loehmann was able to repeatedly warn Tamir warrants incredulity."

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National Urban League
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 - 10:20pm

Health Care, Voting Rights, And Pandemic Recovery At Stake In Georgia's Runoff Election

“Support for the majority-vote plan reinforced the moderate segregationist position. It did not remove anyone's right to cast a ballot"

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National Urban League
Wed, 25 Nov 2020 - 11:08pm

New York City's First Black Mayor David Dinkins Inspired A Generation Of Black Leaders

“Ours will be a civic forum, an open democracy that hears diverse views and voices before it decides..."

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National Urban League
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 - 5:59pm

National Urban League Is Working With A Coalition Of Black Medical Professionals To Ensure A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Equitably Distributed

“Because of the racial inequities we have built into our essential systems, they have become combustion engines of misery."

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National Urban League
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 - 7:45pm

Black Lives, And Black Livelihoods Were At Stake In This Election. Black Votes Determined Its Outcome.

“You know what, they don't have enough voter suppression tactics to stop this movement.”

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National Urban League
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 - 11:00pm

Racism Leaves America Vulnerable To Foreign Manipulation And Exploitation

“We have to accept that foreign powers seize upon these divisions because they are real..."

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National Urban League
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 4:48pm

Barrett Supreme Court Nomination Marks Point of No Return For Federal Courts

“The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army, and it has no power of the purse. Its power comes from the fact that the public accepts its decisions, even when it disagrees with them. "

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