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By Kathy Guillermo The discovery that a cow in Alberta, Canada, was ill with mad cow disease has sent officials on both sides of the border scrambling to assure consumers that beef is safe. The U.S. Department of Agriculture claimed that it appears to be an isolated case, even as it temporarily banned the Read More… Mad Cow Disease: Are We Safe? By: Milton J. Little, Jr. Interim President and CEO National Urban League In the "old days,"from the early 1930s to, say, the mid-1990s, it was accepted that part of government's duty was to be compassionate toward and protect those Americans who were the poorest and neediest among us. Who among us will say now Read More… A World Turned Upside Down By: Lee A. Daniels Director of Publications National Urban League [ Guest Columnist ] For anyone who honestly believes that race is no longer a significant factor in the discourse about American life, the Jayson Blair scandal provides a much-needed education. In the past two weeks Blair, a young African-American reporter for Read More… The Jayson Blair Scandal: A Tale of Two Compulsions By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Last week I became the beneficiary of a great privilege and responsibility: I was appointed president and chief executive of the National Urban League. Actually, I can say without hesitation that long before last week I was a beneficiary of the Urban League, Read More… Reviving America’s Spirit of Optimism By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League One can say with nearly complete certainty that Alberta Spruill and Ousmane Zongo, despite being residents of Harlem, were two people whose paths would never have crossed. It was not the difference in their ages. Ms. Spruill was 57; Mr. Zongo was 35. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) along with 25 individual plaintiffs today filed two lawsuits in South Carolina alleging widespread discrimination in the city of Myrtle Beach by restaurants, a hotel, the city, county, and police during an annual event attended primarily by African Americans. The federal suits were filed FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), in concert with Environmental Defense and Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), introduced a low-emission, hybrid electric powered delivery vehicle that could become a standard medium-duty delivery truck for the FedEx Express fleet. The FedEx OptiFleet E700 hybrid electric vehicle will decrease particulate emissions by 90 percent, On May 14th, citing inadequate investment in public transit options, relaxed air quality protections and limits on public participation, Environmental Defense criticized the Bush administration's new "SAFETEA" transportation proposal for failing to include adequate safeguards to protect public health and reduce pollution. "SAFETEA calls for billions of dollars to be showered on America's Read More… "SAFETEA" Fails To Protect Health, Stop Pollution On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an implementation strategy for the health-based national ambient air quality standard for ground-level ozone or "smog." To date, progress in implementing the ozone health standard — which was established in 1997 — has been stymied. Today's proposal is designed to provide guidance for states Read More… EPA Proposal On "Smog" Will Eliminate Key Clean Air Protections In the past few weeks, proposed legislation to repeal the ban on horse slaughter in Texas (initially known as HB 1324) has undergone various permutations. After the Senate decided not to pass HB 1324, it appeared that animal advocates were successful in blocking the bill and keeping the law that bans horse slaughter in |
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