By April Ryan “He [President Trump] is sanctioning…employment discrimination,” says Marc Morial the President and CEO of the National Urban League. Morial said he has talked to McDonald’s … [Read more...]
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Charter Invests $10 Miliion Dollars with National Urban League and National Action Network to Assist Black-Owned Small Businesses in Underserved Communities
Stamford, CT. – June 11, 2020 – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the company will invest $10 million in partnership with both the National Urban League (NUL) and National Action Network … [Read more...]
March on Washington highlights gap between American dream and American reality
By Marc Morial President of the National Urban League “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we’ve come to cash this … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in D.C.
Fifty years ago, Whitney M. Young Jr., president of the National Urban League from 1961-71, worked alongside his fellow civil rights, social justice and labor movement leaders to organize the March on … [Read more...]
To Be Equal: The State of Black Men – Part 1
By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist “As of 2004, more black men were denied the right to vote because of a criminal record than in 1870, when the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified, giving blacks the … [Read more...]
National Urban League releases ‘State of Black America’ report
Blacks slip on the road to parity with Whites By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent Blacks have fallen behind in their efforts to reach parity with Whites in several key areas since … [Read more...]
Urban League State of Black America-2012 Report: Black equality relies on the vote
By Zenitha Prince Special to NNPA Newspapers It’s as if time has stood still— decades after civil rights leaders and lawmakers secured the right to vote freely, African Americans are fighting the … [Read more...]
National Urban League and NAACP heads meet with President Obama
By Marc H. Morial President and CEO of the National Urban League “It is clear that the unemployment numbers throughout the country require effective legislation and tangible action to … [Read more...]
Urban League celebrates 100 years of service
The Milwaukee Urban League joins the Urban League movement, and its affiliates across the country, in celebration of the National Urban League Founders’ Day, September 29, 2010. As it launches its … [Read more...]
National Urban League conference focuses on jobs and education
Celebrating its 100 year mark in Washington, D.C. By Lynda L. Jones The National Urban League celebrated its Centennial Conference in Washington, D.C this week, July 28-31 at the Walter E. … [Read more...]