Miss America: The Youth of America at Its Best
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League There she is, Miss America Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated[…]
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Bond Statement On Predatory Lending
Julian Bond, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), today[…]
Read moreNAACP Launches Two New Prison Branches in Central Ohio
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced on September 24th the launching of two new prison[…]
Read more21 Companies Score 100 Percent On Second Annual HRC Corporate Equality Index
On August 25th, The Human Rights Campaign released its second annual Corporate Equality Index, which measures how the largest U.S.[…]
Read moreHRC Responds To Vatican Statement, Religious Institutions Will Not Be Forced To Recognize Civil Marriages
Responding to a Vatican statement encouraging Catholic lawmakers to oppose civil marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples, the Human[…]
Read moreAmerican Bar Association Supports Equal Protections For Children Of Same-Sex Parents
The American Bar Association (ABA), the nation's largest legal group, approved a policy on August 12th that supports equal protections[…]
Read moreFixing Black America’s Crisis in Unemployment
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League At first glance, the federal Department of Labor monthly report[…]
Read moreBlack America’s Unfinished March on Washington
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League This past weekend thousands of Americans gathered in Washington—joined in[…]
Read moreEmpowering Black Educational Achievement
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Next year, 2004, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the[…]
Read moreMfume Rails Against Plan To Breakup AMTRAK
On August 8th, Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), railed against a[…]
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