National Urban League Calls SCOTUS Decision On LGBTQ Rights “An End To An Inhumane Policy”
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CALLS SCOTUS DECISION ON LGTBQ RIGHTS “AN END TO AN INHUMANE POLICY” Urges Congress to Pass Equality[…]
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Transformational Change Needed to Cure the Virus of Racism Infecting Local Police
“The tragic and senseless loss of Black lives to police-involved violence over the last several years — and the callous[…]
Read moreMarc Morial Challenges Congress to “Rise To The Moment” on Police Reform
In dramatic testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today, National Urban League President Marc H. Morial compared the Justice in[…]
Read moreNational Urban League Supports Justice In Policing Act
As millions of Americans take to the streets to peacefully demand an end to racially-motivated police brutality and systemic racism,[…]
Read moreNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE DEMANDS PROSECUTION OF OFFICERS INVOLVED IN GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH, EXAMINATION OF THEIR RECORDS
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the death of George[…]
Read morePresident Morial Announces Education Equity Report Cards for Every Student Succeeds Act
Following a thorough evaluation of states’ plans for addressing inequity in their education systems, the National Urban League, led by[…]
Read moreMaking It Relevant: HisStory, HerStory, Your Story
On February 27, the Managers Affinity Group at the National Urban League headquarters in New York City, hosted a special Black History Month program to engage and empower high school students from the region. A group of students and their chaperones fr…
Read morePresident Morial Speaks Before Senate on Barr Attorney General Nomination
TESTIMONY OF
MARC H. MORIAL
President and CEO
National Urban League
Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary On
The Nomination of William Pelham Barr to be Attorney General of the United States
January 16, 2019
Chairman Graham and Members of the Co…
Urban League Movement Mourns the “Storied Life” of President George H.W. Bush
NEW YORK (December 1, 2018) — National Urban League President Marc H. Morial issues the following statement on the death of President George H. W. Bush:
“The Urban League Movement offers its deepest condolences to the family of President George H. W. B…
National Urban League: Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban Would Benefit African Americans’ Health
NEW YORK (November 13, 2018) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plan to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes:
“The destructive impact of menthol…