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National Urban League President to Address U.S. Conference of Mayors Today

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial on Thursday will address the U.S. Conference of Mayors during its annual winter meeting on Thursday, January 19, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC.

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America Loves to Celebrate ‘Firsts’ Like Hakeem Jeffries. It Doesn’t Always Make It Easy for Them to Lead

In her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the anthropologist turned storyteller Zora Neale Hurston wrote that there are years that ask questions and those that answer them.

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Watch: Marc Morial: Make Equity a ‘Guiding Principle’

The president and CEO of the National Urban League called for linking the past, present and future at the U.S. News State of Equity in America forum.

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Wells Fargo Partners With National Urban League on Appraiser Diversification Initiative

The National Urban League and Wells Fargo have announced a $5 million grant to create the Diverse Appraiser Initiative, a new program that aims to increase diversity and reduce barriers to entry in the home appraisal industry. This effort will begin in early 2023.

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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates Millions to Akron Urban League

AKRON, Ohio — Novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pledged to give away most of her fortune, which equates to billions of dollars.

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Urban League Distributes Thousands of Thanksgiving Meals

Urban League of St. Louis Feeds 2,500 families for Thanksgiving. Click Here to Watch

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Black Men Say They Feel Ignored By Politicians. A Historic Senate Face-off Between Two Black Men Isn't Helping

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN

AtlantaCNN — 

Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents, governors and senators – and yet those lawmakers have done little to nothing to improve life for him, his family or his community.

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National Urban League Demands EPA Civil Rights Probe of Wallace Grain Terminal Project

The National Urban League and its president and chief executive, former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, have upped their opposition to the proposed $400 million Greenfield Louisiana grain elevator terminal in Wallace...

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Ian McNulty: They Never Gave Up, And Now Vaucresson Sausage Is Back

The juicy, rusty-red, pepper-shot Creole hot sausage that Vance Vaucresson makes by hand goes into lengths of Leidenheimer bread for po-boys...

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Don’t Disrupt Health Care Coverage of Our Most Vulnerable

As a founder of Sacramento Street Medicine, I have provided medical care to hundreds of Sacramento County’s most at-risk residents for years.

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