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Marc H. Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League. He was a Louisiana State Senator from 1992-1994, and served as mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002. Morial is an Executive Committee member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Black Leadership Forum and Leadership, and is a Board Member of both the Muhammad Ali Center and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Urban League Movement Mourns Ntozake Shange, “One of the Original Conjurers of Black Girl Magic”
“somebody/ anybody
sing a black girl's song
bring her out
to know herself
to know you
but sing her rhythms
carin/ struggle/ hard times
sing her song of life
she's been dead...
Conference 2018: The Urban League Movement is Ready to Save Our Cities and Power the Digital Revolution
"Thank you for fighting for long-overdue reforms to the justice system. Thank you for helping people get good jobs and better education. Thank you...
The Passing of Civil Rights Legend John Mack is a Deeply-Felt Loss to the Urban League Movement
“John understood that to truly change hearts and minds in the LAPD, he had to go to work on the inside. And because he...
Supreme Court Appointment Must Not Be Made Under a Cloud of Distrust
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed,...
National Urban League: SCOTUS Delivers a Crushing Blow to Livelihood and Rights of Union Workers
WASHINGTON, DC (June 27, 2018) -- National Urban League President Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s...
Advice to Graduates: Pursue a PhD in Common Sense
“Education must not simply teach work. It must teach life.” – W.E.B. DuBoisThis time of year brings great pride and congratulations for graduates at...
Black Entertainment Trailblazer: The Legacy of Debra Lee
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” — Shirley Chisholm, African-American Politician & Activist, November 30, 1924...
Black Panther is the Superhero – and Heroines – We Deserve
“The film serves as a breath of fresh intellectual air, especially amid today’s sociopolitical climate. It is the power of representation in its best...
The Right Side of Charlottesville
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human...
Affirmative Action: Dissecting Rhetoric From Reality
“You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you...
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