To Be Equal

Dr. Maya Angelou: I Rise, We Rise, She Rises [June 4, 2014]

“We hear your calling/ And we begin by giving you 100 years/ Of loving defense/ We shall encourage the world to look/ Upon your complexion and see community.”    Dr. Maya Angelou, from the original poem “We Hear You,” a commemorative tribute to the National Urban League, performed at the organization’s Centennial celebration – July 28, 2010

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President Obama Stands on the Shoulders of 50 Years of History [June 4, 2014]

“You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea.” Slain Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers

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National Urban League and John Jay College Address Root Causes of Violence and Provide Alternatives to Police Response

“We want to establish a relationship between the police and the community that's not anchored in a warrior mentality, but in a guardian mentality. If you have a warrior mentality, you tend to view everyone in the community as an enemy combatant."

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Deceptions By Supreme Court Justices Warrant A Stringent, Enforcable Code Of Ethics

“Justice Thomas has betrayed a fundamental duty of high office: the duty of transparency. This disgraceful lawbreaking is precisely the sort of thing Congress has charged the attorney general with responsibility for addressing."

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“Tennessee Three” Fiasco Highlights Link Between Racism And Gun Violence

We won’t be bent, we won’t be bowed, and we won’t be ordered to ignore the hearts and minds of the people who elected us, demanding commonsense gun safety in a state that has nearly none."

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Randall Robinson Opened The Door Of Freedom In South Africa And Challenged America

We want our brothers and sisters in South Africa to know that we are with them today, we will be with them tomorrow, and we will be with them until their final freedom." – Randall Robinson

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No One, Not Even A Former President, Is Above The Law

“An indictment of the former president, followed by orderly due process, would show that no one is immune to following the law simply because he is famous, wealthy, politically powerful, willing to threaten the justice system, or possessed of intemperate and powerful followers such as Representative Andy Biggs..."

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Deregulation Leads To Crashed Trains And Crashed Economies

“Powerful lobbying by regulated industries for decades have delayed, weakened, or rolled back public safety and environmental protection regulations that have taken a toll on our communities, health, and environment."

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Crushing Student Loan Debt Hinders Black Home Ownership, Feeds Racial Wealth Gap & Stalls Economic Growth

“I woke up this morning with a lot on my mind, thinking about my own mother. And the history of Black Americans locked out of every major federal relief program from the Homestead Act to the GI Bill, targeted by redlining, denied the ability to build generational wealth because of policy violence,..."

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President Biden Responds To National Urban League Priorities In State Of The Union Address

“Imagine what it’s like to lose a child at the hands of the law. Imagine having to worry whether your son or daughter will come home from walking down the street or playing in the park or just driving their car ..."

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