ADL and National Urban League Launch Community Solidarity & Safety Coalition in Advance of the “United We Stand” Summit at the White House

Washington, D.C., September 14, 2022 ... Today, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the National Urban League announced the launch of the Community Solidarity & Safety Coalition (CSSC), an alliance comprised of non-governmental and non-partisan leaders that will work to collectively address critical community safety issues, especially focused on communities that have been targeted by hate-fueled violence. The CSSC will endeavor to shape community responses to solidarity and safety challenges and partner with federal, state, and local governments to keep communities safe from rising threats like domestic terrorism. 

HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) – Leaders of the National Urban League gathered today with city, state, and federal elected officials and economic development partners for a Topping Off Celebration to mark the progress of the Urban Empowerment Center, the League’s future headquarters in Harlem.

The event took place on the building’s  Fourth Floor, which will house the Urban Civil Rights Museum, New York’s first museum dedicated to civil rights.

WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2022) – The nation’s top civil rights leaders, reproductive rights and justice organizations met with Vice President Kamala Harris today to discuss the harmful impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the ongoing threat to our democracy.

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Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League