For millions of American families, affordability is not an abstract policy debate. It is the daily struggle to keep the lights on, put food on the table, and make ends meet. In historically underserved communities, rising energy costs can mean choosing between paying an electricity bill and meeting other basic needs. Families need relief, and Congress has an opportunity to act.

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“The struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” — Coretta Scott King

When people hear the words "civil rights museum," they often think of history.

They think of photographs, artifacts, and stories from another era. They imagine a place where visitors come to remember remarkable people who confronted remarkable injustices.

The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem, opening next weekend, certainly will preserve history. But preserving history is not its primary purpose.

We did not build this museum because the civil rights movement is over. We built it because it is not.

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

The National Urban League has spent more than a century fighting for economic opportunity. We know that access to capital changes lives.

A mortgage can help a family build generational wealth. A small business loan can turn a dream into a thriving enterprise. Fair and affordable credit can determine whether someone purchases their first home, expands a business, pays for an education, or weathers a financial emergency.

But for much of American history, those opportunities were deliberately denied to Black Americans, women, and other groups through discriminatory lending practices. It took decades of determined struggle to tear down those barriers and enact protections that required lenders to judge applicants on their qualifications rather than the color of their skin, their gender, or their ZIP code.

Now the Trump Administration is trying to undo that progress.

By Ryan Canfield, www.aol.co.uk

Evansville NAACP chapter meets downtown to unite and celebrate, marches to encourage voters

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- Members and guests of the NAACP Evansville branch gathered downtown, for the 2026 NAACP Indiana conference and convention.

The theme of the event was "We the People Have the Power". The conference celebrated the NAACP's heritage, honored members who have served, and united attendees.

There were a handful of guest speakers attending the event, including Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry and Sadie Harper-Scott, the president of Indiana NAACP.

The group also held a march, that started at the CK Newsome Center to the Central Library, to encourage voter for the upcoming midterms.

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