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Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League
“At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point that is man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama.” -- President Lyndon Johnson
The headline on the front page of the New York Times, 60 years ago this week, read, “Alabama police use gas and clubs to rout Negroes.
The eighth paragraph: “John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was among the injured. He was admitted to the Good Samaritan Hospital with a possible skull fracture.”
Dr. Bernard E. Anderson, Ph D
Whitney M. Young Jr. Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Economic Advisor, National Urban League
The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in February, reflecting a resilient labor market, though growth has moderated.
Employment among white workers declined several thousand while white unemployment edged up. In comparison, Black employment rose slightly while there was little change in Black unemployment. As a result, the Black/White unemployment gap declined to an unprecedented level of 1.57, down notably from the earlier 2:1 ratio, but still reflective of systemic disparities in the workforce.
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NATIONAL AND HOUSTON AREA URBAN LEAGUE LEADERS MOURN THE PASSING OF U.S. REP. AND FORMER MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER
HOUSTON and NEW YORK (March 5, 2025) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Houston Area Urban League President and CEO Judson W. Robinson III issued the following statement upon the passing of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston.
"Congressman Turner was a public servant of the highest order, whose deep love for his community and commitment to his constituents guided his every decision. For four decades, he set the standard for integrity, decency, and resolve, not just for Texas but the nation at large. We will miss him as a friend and fellow advocate on all things that made our friendship and our communities stronger.
