Open Letter To Networks
Dear Gentlemen: We wrote to you in October 2008 to urge you to increase the racial diversity of your political[…]
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NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden: One Giant Leap For Equal Opportunity
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League On July 20th, I joined the nation in marking the 40th anniversary[…]
Read moreNational Urban League Conference Unveils Centennial Empowerment Plan
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League The National Urban League's 2009 conference in Chicago last week was an[…]
Read moreVice President Biden Delivers Hopeful Message To National Urban League
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League One of the highlights of the National Urban League's recently concluded annual[…]
Read moreSenator Edward M. Kennedy: Friend, Ally And Civil Rights Champion
The NAACP family is saddened by the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. "Senator Kennedy was a courageous leader for[…]
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Grants Troy Davis New Evidentiary Hearing
The NAACP applauds the United States Supreme Court for ordering a federal judge in Georgia today to grant death row[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns The Passing Of Margaret Bush Wilson
The NAACP family is saddened by the passing of Margaret Bush Wilson, an activist and lawyer who was the first[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns The Passing Of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
The NAACP issued the following statement on the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of former President John F. Kennedy,[…]
Read moreNorth Carolina Legislature Passes Historic Racial Justice Act
On August 7th, The NAACP announced the North Carolina State Legislature passed the North Carolina Racial Justice Act. This Act,[…]
Read moreNAACP Congratulates Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
The NAACP issued the following statement on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next Supreme Court Justice. "The[…]
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