President Obama to Award Medal of Freedom to Angelou, Lewis and Russell
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “These outstanding honorees…have lived extraordinary lives that have inspired us, enriched[…]
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U.S. Senate Votes to End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
On Saturday the U.S. Senate voted on legislation that will allow for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). […]
Read moreMessage to the White House: Do Not Cave on Tax Cuts
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Sounds like voodoo economics.” George H.W. Bush in 1980 commenting on[…]
Read morePublic School Financing – Broke, Busted and Disgusted
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Simply put, many states do not provide sufficient funding or distribute[…]
Read moreNAACP and White Point, Inc. Announce Amicable Resolution of Federal Lawsuit
NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous announced an amicable resolution of a federal lawsuit filed by the NAACP and[…]
Read moreChildhood Obesity: The Holiday Grinch in Black America
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “I pledge: Every American has access to quality and affordable health[…]
Read moreDepartment of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulation on Hospital Visitation
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization –praised the[…]
Read moreHRC to Sarah Palin: Don’t Let This Teachable Moment Pass You By
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – called[…]
Read moreNAACP Denounces Lenient Sentence of Oakland BART Police Officer in Deadly Shooting of Unarmed Man
The NAACP denounces the two-year sentence handed down by Judge Robert Perry to Johannes Mehserle, the former Oakland BART police[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on President’s Executive Order Reforming the Faith-Based Initiative
President Barack Obama issued an executive order instituting a series of reforms to the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships,[…]
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