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OP-ED: Black Lives, And Black Livelihoods Were At Stake In This Election. Black Votes Determined Its Outcome.

Marc Morial - November 9, 2020

TO BE EQUAL by Marc Morial, President and CEONational Urban League “You know what, they don't have enough voter suppression tactics to stop this movement.” -- Keith...

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National Urban League Vows to Oppose Housing Finance Reform That Fails to Support Families of Color

Marc Morial - September 13, 2019

"Civil Rights organizations have laid out a strong plan for an equitable housing market that works for all families and communities. Ignoring...

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On Labor Day, Commit to Raising Full-Time Workers Out of Poverty

Marc Morial - August 30, 2019

“The strongest middle class the world has ever known was not built overnight. It was achieved by men and women who believed that living...

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School Vouchers Are a Failed Experiment

Marc Morial - May 23, 2019

“How bad are school vouchers for students? Far worse than most people imagine. Indeed, the use of school vouchers—which provide families with public dollars...

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College Admissions Scandal Highlights Rampant Inequality in Educational Access

Marc Morial - March 15, 2019

Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League I have probable cause to believe that the defendants conspired with others known and unknown: (1) to bribe...

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Spike Lee’s Best Director Nomination is Long Overdue

Marc Morial - January 24, 2019

“People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world … I do...

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Early Voting and Expanded Absentee Voting are Key to Fair Elections

Marc Morial - December 1, 2018

“Georgia elections officials deployed a known strategy of voter suppression: closing and relocating polling places. Despite projections of record turnout, elections officials closed or...

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Advice to Graduates: Pursue a PhD in Common Sense

Marc Morial - June 9, 2018

“Education must not simply teach work. It must teach life.” – W.E.B. DuBois This time of year brings great pride and congratulations for graduates at...

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Black Panther is the Superhero – and Heroines – We Deserve

Marc Morial - February 22, 2018

“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...

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