President Obama Earns “Excellent” Rating from the National Urban League By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League “That faith that I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change, that faith has been rewarded in ways I could not have possibly imagined.” – President […]
To Be Equal: 5 Things You Need to Know about Vernon Jordan, the “Rosa Parks of Wall Street”
By Marc Morial President and CEO of the National Urban League “Don’t just give us money, and don’t just show up for the Equal Opportunity Day dinner. That is not enough when you look at Black consumer power in this country. It’s not enough for you to come and shake our hands and be our […]
To Be Equal: How Will 2016’s Presidential Candidates Save Our Cities?
By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist “You must register. You must vote. You must learn, so your choice advances your interest and the interest of our beloved Nation. Your future, and your children’s future, depend upon it, and I don’t believe that you are […]
To Be Equal: A Message for the Class of 2015
By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist May 29, 2015 Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. / It’s had tacks in it, / And splinters, / And boards torn up, / And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare. / But all the time / I’se […]