Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to Sherrilyn Ifill’s, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, retirement announcement.
A week after a minority of U.S. Senators blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a coalition of civil rights organizations is calling out Senators standing in the way of legislation to protect voting rights, advocating for rule changes to advance legislation.
Washington, D.C. (November 6, 2021) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement applauding Congress for passing the BIF and thanking President Biden for his leadership.
In the wake of a Census that was weaponized politically and undercounted Black and Brown Americans by millions, the confirmation of U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert represents a welcome return of integrity...
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, who heads to Washington, D.C. on Friday for the funeral of former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, shared a heartfelt tribute to his widow in a personal letter to the Powell family.
Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2021) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the revised Build Back Better framework President Biden announced today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 28, 2021) — The leaders of the nation’s top historic civil rights organizations released the following joint readout on their meeting today with Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
NEW YORK (October 26, 2021) – When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the country to shift to remote and online learning, millions of vulnerable students fell off the grid.
