National Urban League
Thu, 27 Jul 2023 - 11:54am

National Urban League President Unveils New Phase of Advocacy and Activism

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 27, 2023) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today introduced a new phase of advocacy and activism – Empowerment 2.0 – that builds upon the five-part Empowerment Agenda he unveiled in his first State of the Urban League address 20 years ago.

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National Urban League
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 4:42pm

Supreme Court's Student Loan Decision Will Exacerbate Racial Inequality

NEW YORK (June 30, 20202) -- National Urban League President Marc H. Morial issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court's decision on student loan relief:

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National Urban League
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 - 11:55am

URGENT ACTION: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision

In a devastating blow, the Supreme Court has ruled to end affirmative action in college admissions. 

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National Urban League
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 - 10:10am

National and Local Urban League Leaders Respond to Report on Minneapolis Police

NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS (June 17, 2023) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Urban League of the Twin Cities Interim President and CEO Marquita Stephens issued the following statement in response to the U.S.

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National Urban League
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 - 9:35am

National Urban League: Conviction in Pittsburg Synagouge Massacre a Step Toward Justice But the Work to Combat Hate & Violence Continues

 NEW YORK (June 16, 2023) – The federal conviction of the anti-Semitic gunman who murdered 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 is a step toward justice, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said today, but the lax gun policies and racist conspiracy theories that fueled the massacre rage on. 

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National Urban League
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 - 1:47pm

National Urban League Hails the U.S. Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision as a Win for Justice and Democracy

Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2023) – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Allen v.

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National Urban League
Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 11:49am

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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National Urban League
Thu, 25 May 2023 - 3:38pm

Principals From Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Meet With Black Caucus In Historic First Encounter

PRINCIPALS FROM LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS MEET WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY BLACK CAUCUS IN HISTORIC FIRST ENCOUNTER  

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National Urban League
Thu, 25 May 2023 - 9:05am

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:

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National Urban League
Thu, 18 May 2023 - 4:36pm

Marking Three Years Since George Floyd's Murder, Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of His Namesake Act

Marking Three Years Since George Floyd's Murder, Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of His Namesake Justice in Policing Act to Bring Accountability to Law Enforcement 

National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,

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