As we reflect on Dr. King's timeless legacy, join our President & CEO Marc H. Morial at commemorative events this weekend.

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Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“Officers in unmarked cars and masks are indiscriminately arresting people based on the language they speak or the color of their skin. They’re detaining U.S. citizens! Even folks without criminal records. They’re disregarding Americans’ constitutional rights and throwing due process to the wind. This is NOT what a safe city looks like: Kids are terrified to go to school. Families can’t go to the grocery store. It’s horrifying.” – Senator John Hickenlooper

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF JOURNALISTS DON LEMON AND GEORGIA FORT

NEW YORK (January 30, 2026) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today condemned the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as they were performing their constitutionally-protected duty of informing the public during a protest in Minneapolis.

"A free and independent press is a foundational pillar of our democracy, and any effort to intimidate, silence, or criminalize journalistic activity is an affront to the constitutional rights we all share," Morial said. "The arrest of journalists is the act of an administration bent on deception and secrecy and a clear intimidation tactic."

Suppression of independent media, Morial noted, is a clear hallmark of authoritarianism.

URBAN LEAGUE LEADERS "HORRIFIED AND OUTRAGED" BY ATTACK ON REP. OMAR DURING TOWN HALL 

NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS (January 27, 2026) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Urban League Twin Cities President and CEO Marquita Stephens issued the following statement in response to the attack on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall at Urban League Twin Cities headquarters:

LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS DEMAND SENATE VOTE NO ON ICE AND DHS ENFORCEMENT OPERATION FUNDING AMID FEDERAL LAWLESSNESS AND DEADLY ABUSES IN MINNESOTA

January 26, 2026 – The leaders of the nation's legacy civil rights organizations issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

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