To Be Equal

Children's Lives Are Too Precious To Risk Reopening Schools Without A Safety Plan

"Common sense and intelligence can still determine what we do, even in this crazy environment. We’re not going to use our children as guinea pigs." – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

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Sports Have the Potential to Help Unite Us; Racial Slurs that Divide Us Must Go

“Racism runs rampant in towns and cities neighboring large Indigenous populations. I’ve been told to ‘go back to the reservation’ and asked by white people to search for their stolen items on the reservation."

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Confederate Monuments and Symbols Are Advertisements For a Product No One Wants Anymore. #TakeEmDown, NOW.

“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to slavery..."

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“Plan A: Don't Go In a Crowd. Plan B: If You Do, Make Sure You Wear a Mask.”

“Look at the guidelines. The leaders, the governors, the mayors, the local leaders at the county level - look at the guidelines."

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On Juneteenth, Honor the Memory of Those Who Have Lost Their Lives to Racial Violence

"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. " - General Order No. 3 as read by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865

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Transformational Change Needed to Cure the Virus of Racism Infecting Local Police

“The tragic and senseless loss of Black lives to police-involved violence over the last several years --  and the callous indifference to justice in response..."

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George Floyd's Killers and the Vigilantes Who Share Their Beliefs Don't Deserve Benefit of the Doubt

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“Those who commit the murders write the reports, and hence these lasting blots upon the honor of a nation cause but a faint ripple on the outside world. They arouse no great indignation and call forth no adequate demand for justice.” – Ida B. Wells

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Investigate Not Just Ahmad's Death, But the System That Let His Killers Escape [May 14, 2020]

"The sad truth is that Ahmaud's case isn't unique at all. He is a representation of the ongoing level of distrust that a large part of our communities have in law enforcement..."

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Cities are the Economic Engine of the Nation; Congress Must Act Now to Deliver Relief

“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines run."

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National Urban League Helps Minority-Owned Businesses and Community-Based Institutions Access to Covid Relief

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League
 
“The story of minority-owned businesses struggling to access capital is the story of banking practices that too often exclude people of color as potential customers. A federally guaranteed loan program must not do the same.” – Letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration head Jovita Carranza from 23 Senators

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