The Jayson Blair Scandal: A Tale of Two Compulsions
By: Lee A. Daniels Director of Publications National Urban League [ Guest Columnist ] For anyone who honestly believes that[…]
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Reviving America’s Spirit of Optimism
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Last week I became the beneficiary of a great privilege[…]
Read moreMistakes That Only Happen on One Side of Town
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League One can say with nearly complete certainty that Alberta Spruill[…]
Read moreNAACP and 25 African Americans File Race Discrimination Lawsuits Against Myrtle Beach, National Restaurants and A Regional Hotel Chain
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) along with 25 individual plaintiffs today filed two lawsuits in[…]
Read moreFedEx Express Introduces Hybrid Electric Truck
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), in concert with Environmental Defense and Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), introduced[…]
Read more"SAFETEA" Fails To Protect Health, Stop Pollution
On May 14th, citing inadequate investment in public transit options, relaxed air quality protections and limits on public participation, Environmental[…]
Read moreEPA Proposal On "Smog" Will Eliminate Key Clean Air Protections
On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an implementation strategy for the health-based national ambient air quality[…]
Read moreDay Of Reckoning For Texas Horse Slaughter Bill
In the past few weeks, proposed legislation to repeal the ban on horse slaughter in Texas (initially known as HB[…]
Read moreCruelty Allegations At Tyson Slaughterhouse
A former employee of a Tyson chicken slaughterhouse in Grannis, Ark. has come forward with allegations of horrific, routine animal[…]
Read moreTell Florida's State Attorney That Animal Cruelty Is Not A Game
A Florida minor league baseball player who reportedly killed a protected bird in front of thousands of fans appears to[…]
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