Marc Morial

The American Promise: The Right to Vote

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.09.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

Right now many states are attempting to put new voting restrictions in place that parallel all the old tricks and turn back the clock on civil rights to the days when voting was used as a tool for political control and exclusion.

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The State of Black America: All Talk or Action Too?

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 05.31.2011

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Dr. Boyce Watkins

As much as the black community despises the Tea Party, we'd be wise to learn a few things from the way they've come together to shape the direction of our nation.

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Amanda Terkel

Thousands Rally At The Lincoln Memorial For Jobs, Justice And Education

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scroll down for photos Tens of thousands of civil rights, labor, and other progressive activists gathered on the National Mall today for the One Na...

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Join Us in Reclaiming King's Dream

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Helmke

These are not the best of times for racial harmony, or economic or social justice. These certainly are not the best of times for nonviolence. But the America of 2010 is a lot different from the America of 1963.

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National Urban League Kicks Off Conference In Chicago

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Ninety-nine years after it was founded to serve the needs of poor blacks in the nation's cities, the National Urban League's work is a...

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