National Urban League Celebrates 20 Years of Transformational Leadership Under Marc Morial

NEW YORK (June 2, 2023) – Just a few weeks after taking the reins of the nation’s largest historic civil rights organization, Marc H. Morial delivered his first “State of the Urban League” keynote address at the Conference in Pittsburgh, laying out a bold, 5-point Empowerment Agenda that would come to define the next two decades of civil rights leadership. 
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To Be Equal: Celebrating 20 Years Of Upholding A Tradition As “The Voice Of Black America”

“Show me a person who is full of prejudice, and I will show you a sick, unhappy, fearful individual who is not going anywhere and who is not growing. People don’t shut other people out; they fence themselves in.” – Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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ReMarcs Newsletter - May 27, 2023

Celebrating our history. As you gather with family + friends this holiday weekend, take a moment to read up on the Black origins of Memorial Day. | A Climate In Crisis. Read more on how we’re fighting back against two of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century, climate change and racism. | Your health matters. As you enjoy this holiday weekend, be sure to take precautionary steps to protect your health + wellness. Here are some tips. | Lock in the current rate! Reserve your coins and register today for the National Urban League Conference before the price increases on June 1st. | Protect Black women. Tune into our latest #JusticeNow episode as we unpack ways we can ensure Black women live safe and thriving lives. | 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Wednesday marks the 102nd anniversary of the massacre that altered the lives of countless Black Americans. Read more.

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A Climate In Crisis

“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” - Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
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March For Our Lives Follows a Venerable American Tradition of Student Social Activism [March 21, 2018]

“By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all these developments, we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

When the nation’s students march to protest gun violence in their schools, they are following in a proud tradition of student leadership in social justice in America.

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