Marriage Equality in Washington, D.C.
A new law permitting same-sex couples to wed in the District of Columbia took effect on March 3, 2010, with[…]
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Texas Textbook Standards Threaten to Re-Write Civil Rights History
On Wednesday, May 19th, NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous joined former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige in Austin,[…]
Read moreNAACP Joins Legal Challenge To Arizona Racial Profiling Law
The NAACP in coalition with other civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit today challenging Arizona’s new law requiring[…]
Read moreNAACP Endorses Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
On May 15, 2010 —The NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, unanimously endorsed Elena Kagan, President Barack Obama’s[…]
Read moreLena Horne, Singer, Actress and Civil Rights Activist, Dies At 92
The NAACP is saddened by the loss of singer, actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Horne died on May[…]
Read moreThe State of Summer Jobs
On May 14, 2010 — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial called on President Obama and Congress[…]
Read moreJobs Crisis Persists In Black Communities
On May 7th, 2010 National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial cautioned that higher-than-expected job growth last month[…]
Read moreArizona Immigration Law a Disaster in the Making
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. Martin Luther[…]
Read moreNew Orleans – The Oil This Time
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Five years after Hurricane Katrina’s swift but devastating assault on[…]
Read moreLena Horne: The Passing of an Era
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The mere fact of living had to be fought because I[…]
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