The Jayson Blair Scandal: A Tale of Two Compulsions
By: Lee A. Daniels Director of Publications National Urban League [ Guest Columnist ] For anyone who honestly believes that[…]
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Reviving America’s Spirit of Optimism
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Last week I became the beneficiary of a great privilege[…]
Read moreMistakes That Only Happen on One Side of Town
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League One can say with nearly complete certainty that Alberta Spruill[…]
Read moreNAACP and 25 African Americans File Race Discrimination Lawsuits Against Myrtle Beach, National Restaurants and A Regional Hotel Chain
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) along with 25 individual plaintiffs today filed two lawsuits in[…]
Read moreHRC Applauds Philadelphia-Based Boy Scouts Council's Move To Protect Gay Scouts From Discrimination
On May 30th, The Human Rights Campaign applauded the Philadelphia-based Boy Scouts of America council for expanding its non-discrimination policy[…]
Read moreHRC Condemns Introduction Of Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment
On May 28th, The Human Rights Campaign denounced the introduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment in the U.S. House of[…]
Read moreHRC Decries Anti-Gay Texas Law Prohibiting Gay Marriage
On May 28th, The Human Rights Campaign decried Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, for signing the so-called Texas Defense[…]
Read moreNAACP President Testifies At Landmark Gun Makers Lawsuit In Federal Court
On April 3rd, Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), testified in U.S.[…]
Read moreHRC Expresses Disappointment With U.N.
On April 25th, The Human Rights Campaign expressed disappointment at the postponement of a vote on a "Human Rights and[…]
Read moreHRC Takes Issue With President Bush
On April 25th, The Human Rights Campaign took issue with President Bush's assertion that Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., is, "an[…]
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