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To Be Equal
A column by the National Urban League, authored by its president, Marc Morial
Maurice White: American Music’s Shining Star is Dimmed
Every man has a placeIn his heart there's a space
And the world can't erase his fantasies
Take a ride in the sky
On our ship, fantasize
All...
Tackling the Academy’s Diversity Deficit With the NFL’s Playbook
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde, Our Dead...
Black History Month Serves Not Only to Educate, but to Inspire
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. –...
Tuning Out: Why I will not Watch the Oscars
“The Academy has a problem. It’s a problem that needs to be solved…For 20 opportunities to celebrate actors of color, actresses of color, to...
What Will 2016 Bring for Economic and Political Opportunity and Social Justice?
“Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.”
– James Weldon Johnson, “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing.”The...
Tuning Out: Why I will not Watch the Oscars
“The Academy has a problem. It’s a problem that needs to be solved…For 20 opportunities to celebrate actors of color, actresses of color, to...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Gospel of Action
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., American Civil Rights ActivistThere is no...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Gospel of Action
"Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Dr. Martin Luther King, JrAmerican Civil Rights ActivistThere is no shortage...
Natalie Cole: Still Unforgettable
“Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived... with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed...
Corporate Mergers: Good or Bad for Diversity?
“Our workforce and our entire economy are strongest when we embrace diversity to its fullest, and that means opening doors of opportunity to everyone...



