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
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.
Principals From Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Meet With Black Caucus In Historic First Encounter
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 25, 2023) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial joined Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women, and Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund for a joint convening with the Canadian Parliamentary Black Caucus to discuss the ways to foster civic engagement and opportunities for transborder partnerships between Canadian and American groups:
Leading Social Justice Organizations Announce Community Conversation Initiative
“Working together to confront hate – regardless of its source or target – is the only way forward,” insist National Urban League, Anti-Defamation League, UnidosUS, The Asian American Foundation, National Action Network
New York, NY, May 25, 2023 … Just over a year ago, we came together as our nation was mourning devastating losses in the horrific, hate-fueled attack in Buffalo. Together, we called for a national Summit on confronting hate and extremism. In our call to action, we urged, “[Our organizations] representing communities that have been targeted again and again – all understand that we are not safe until we all are safe and that we cannot fight hatred, violence, and white supremacy alone. Fighting this threat requires government, civil society, industry – the entire nation – to act.”
National Urban League Mourns the Loss of Iconic Singer Tina Turner
NEW YORK (MAY 24, 2023) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement in remembrance of the Queen of Rock and Roll Tina Turner:
“Tina Turner was a magnetic singer whose music and boundless passion for life enchanted fans all around the world. Known as the Queen of Rock and Roll, Turner’s half-century career showcased her courage and determination to redefine the music industry while living in her truth with compassion, honesty, and love.
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