By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Justice Thomas has betrayed a fundamental duty of high office: the duty of transparency. This disgraceful lawbreaking is precisely the sort of thing Congress has charged the attorney general with responsibility for addressing. It would be an absolute dereliction of duty if the Department of […]
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TBE# 16 – State of Black America 2023: Confronting the threat within
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Our sense of belonging and prosperity relies on freedom from violence. That freedom requires confronting the threat that armed violence poses to our democracy and the hate-fueled rhetoric that feeds it. Moreover, keeping voters and elections safe from political violence is necessary to advance free, […]
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TBE# 15 – “Tennessee Three” fiasco highlights the inextricable link between racism and gun violence
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “We won’t be bent, we won’t be bowed, and we won’t be ordered to ignore the hearts and minds of the people who elected us, demanding commonsense gun safety in a state that has nearly none. The GOP of the Tennessee House of Representatives attempted […]
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TBE# 11 – Deregulation Leads to Crashed Trains and Crashed Economies
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Powerful lobbying by regulated industries for decades have delayed, weakened, or rolled back public safety and environmental protection regulations that have taken a toll on our communities, health, and environment. But the lesson bears repeating: Government regulations save lives and boost economic innovation – if […]
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To Be Equal #9 – Crushing student loan debt hinders Black home ownership, feeds racial wealth gap & stalls economic growth
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “I woke up this morning with a lot on my mind, thinking about my own mother. And the history of Black Americans locked out of every major federal relief program from the Homestead Act to the GI Bill, targeted by redlining, denied the ability to […]
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TBE# 8 – Desantis Has Learned the Wrong Lessons from History. He Wants to Make Sure No One Else Learns the Right Ones.
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists […]
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TBE# 7 – What the Georgia Grand Jury Report on Trump’s Election Interference Doesn’t Reveal is Most Revealing Will Trump Continue to Praise Jurors’ “Patriotism & Courage” After Indictments are Announced?
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “While we don’t know what crimes Trump and his allies will be charged with, the expected indictments will bring desperately needed accountability and demonstrate that no one – not even the former president – is above the law.” — Brie Sparkman, Citizens for Responsibility and […]
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TBE# 6 – President Biden responds to National Urban League priorities in State of the Union Address
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Imagine what it’s like to lose a child at the hands of the law. Imagine having to worry whether your son or daughter will come home from walking down the street or playing in the park or just driving their car … Imagine having to […]
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TBE# 5 – Nine Decades After NFL Banned Black Players, Super Bowl LVII is the First to Feature Two Black Starting Quarterbacks
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “The NFL has a long and racist history with Black QBs. There was a time when people questioned if Black quarterbacks had the intellectual capability to play the most mentally challenging position in American team sports. Often praised for their athletic ability, they’ve been criticized […]
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TBE# 1 – A failure to prosecute Trump would be a failure of justice of historic proportions
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Saving American democracy for the long run requires a clear condemnation of the Trump presidency. That means making clear that no one is above the law … Presidents also need a clear message, one that will echo through history, that breaking the law in the […]
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To Be Equal #44: Rev. Calvin Butts Took His Ministry To The Streets
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League “Reverend Butts worked more effectively than any other leader at the intersection of power, politics, and faith in New York. He understood the role of faith in our lives, especially in the Black community. But he also understood power and how to wield it and […]
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To Be Equal #43: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Has Unleashed The Worst Of Human Nature
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “It is possible that users assumed that language use that could potentially cause a ban or suspension on the platform in the past was no longer a concern. Additionally, anticipation of an unmoderated platform was potentially a source of excitement for certain Twitter users. By […]