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Save Our Cities: Education, Jobs & Justice

"I recognize we are in political season.  But the Urban League understands that your mission transcends politics.  Good jobs, quality schools, affordable health care,...

The Fight for $15: Lifting Communities from Poverty by Raising the Minimum Wage

“We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our...

Defending Democracy in the Fight Against Voter Suppression

“No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws...

The Fair Housing Act, 48 Years Later

“Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement apart can...

Obama Cares: Celebrating Six Years of the Affordable Care Act

“Today, after almost a century of trying; today, after over a year of debate; today, after all the votes have been tallied –- health...

The Color of Money: Reaping the Dividends of Entrepreneurship

“So our people not only have to be reeducated to the importance of supporting black business, but the black man himself has to be...

Super Bowl Rematch Needed – Tackling the Noise Before (and After) the Big Game

“Every setback has a major comeback. #GreaterIsComing.” – Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback, via Twitter (@DangeRussWilson) Far be it from me to join the legions of Monday...

UL Report: Black America Remains in Crisis

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NPA) – When it comes to the equality in America, a new report by the National Urban League...

From Selma to Montgomery – Martyrs of the March

"What could more profoundly vindicate the idea of America than plain and humble people — the unsung, the downtrodden, the dreamers not of high...

Facing Hard Truths – The Rhetoric of Race at the Crossroads of Police Reform and the Word of FBI Director Comey

“Much research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias…We all – white and black – carry various biases around with us. I am...

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