National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #47 November 19, 2020 National Urban League Is Working With A Landmark Coalition Of Black Medical Professionals To Ensure A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Equitably Distributed Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Because of the racial inequities […]
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TBE#46 – National Urban League Offers The Biden-Harris Administration An Agenda For Racial And Economic Justice
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #46 November 12, 2020 National Urban League Offers The Biden-Harris Administration An Agenda For Racial And Economic Justice Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League ““Now is when the real work begins. The hard work. The necessary work. The […]
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TBE#45 – Black Lives, And Black Livelihoods Were At Stake In This Election. Black Votes Have Determined Its Outcome.
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #45 November 6, 2020 Black Lives, And Black Livelihoods Were At Stake In This Election. Black Votes Have Determined Its Outcome. Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “You know what, they don’t have enough voter suppression tactics to […]
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TBE#43 – Racism Leaves America Vulnerable To Foreign Manipulation And Exploitation Of The Threat Of Violent Voter Intimidation
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #43 October 22, 2020 Racism Leaves America Vulnerable To Foreign Manipulation And Exploitation Of The Threat Of Violent Voter Intimidation Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “We have to accept that foreign powers seize upon these divisions because […]
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TBE#42 – Confirmation Of Barrett To Supreme Court Will Mark The Point Of No Return For Independence Of Federal Courts
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #42 October 16, 2020 Confirmation Of Barrett To Supreme Court Will Mark The Point Of No Return For Independence Of Federal Courts Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army, and it has […]
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TBE#41 – Trump Turns His Back On Struggling Americans, Small Businesses, State And Local Governments
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #41 October 8, 2020 Trump Turns His Back On Struggling Americans, Small Businesses, State And Local Governments Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Today’s failure to deliver badly needed fiscal assistance to cities of all shapes and sizes […]
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Keep Politics Out Of The Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Process
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Maintaining the American public’s trust in the FDA is vital. If the agency’s credibility is lost because of real or perceived interference, people will not rely on the agency’s safety warnings. Erosion of public trust […]
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TBE#38- National Black Voter Day is National Urban League’s Answer to Voter Suppression, Misinformation, and Division
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #38 September 17, 2020 National Black Voter Day is National Urban League’s Answer to Voter Suppression, Misinformation, and Division Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Too many people struggled, suffered and died to make it possible for every […]
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TBE#35 – National Urban League Sues To Stop Trump’s Rushed Census Timeline
To Be Equal #35 August 27, 2020 National Urban League Sues To Stop Trump’s Rushed Census Timeline Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Having helped to plan, execute or lead five decennial censuses serving nine Presidents of both parties, our expert opinion is that failing to extend the deadlines to April 39, […]
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TBE#33 – Kamala Harris Selection Represents Unprecedented Moment Of Racial Reckoning, Outsized Role Of Black Women Leading The Nation Through Crisis
Greater Baltimore Urban League (Courtesy Image/Logo) To Be Equal #33 August 13, 2020 Kamala Harris Selection Represents Unprecedented Moment Of Racial Reckoning, Outsized Role Of Black Women Leading The Nation Through Crisis Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “I just sat with that for a minute. I just sat there. And then […]
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TBE#32 – Harlem, The Nation’s Center of African American Culture, Will Be The National Urban League’s New Headquarters
To Be Equal #32 August 6, 2020 Harlem, The Nation’s Center of African American Culture, Will Be The National Urban League’s New Headquarters Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Harlem was home; was where we belonged; where we knew and were known in return; where we felt most alive; where, if need […]
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TBE#31 – Looming Wave of Evictions Will Deepen the Economic Crisis
To Be Equal #31 July 30, 2020 Looming Wave of Evictions Will Deepen the Economic Crisis Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The issue of inability to pay, poverty, and unemployment – that existed pre-COVID-19. The difference between now and then is that the pandemic has shifted the line of poverty. There […]