The College Graduation Gap
By: Marc MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League Do the names Alexander Lucius Twilight and Mary Jane Patterson mean anything to[…]
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Governor David Paterson
Governor David PatersonBy Marc MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League "Let me reintroduce myself: I am David A. Paterson and I[…]
Read more“Forty Years Later”
By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League I was only 10-years-old the day a single bullet was[…]
Read moreThe Drop-Out Crisis
Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League "Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond[…]
Read moreFinancial Literacy = Economic Empowerment
Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League "In these times of economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever[…]
Read moreNAACP Rebukes School Board Member's Comments That Suggest 'Sterilization' Of Single Mothers
The NAACP National Office joins with the South Carolina State Conference NAACP and the Charleston Branch NAACP in denouncing the[…]
Read moreNAACP Commends President Bush For Signing Second Chance Act Into Law
The NAACP commends President George W. Bush for signing the Second Chance Act of 2007 into law. The new law[…]
Read moreNAACP Expresses Outrage At Unjust Ruling In Sean Bell Police Shooting Case
The NAACP is expressing its outrage at the verdict issued earlier today by New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur[…]
Read moreSupreme Court's Decision On Voter IDs Is Akin To Voter Suppression
4/29/08 The NAACP is deeply alarmed by today's U.S. Supreme Court decision that would allow the utilization of photo identification[…]
Read moreArizona To Provide Domestic Partner Benefits To State Employees
On April 2nd, The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the[…]
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