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The American Promise: The Right to Vote

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Marc Morial, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Impact News, John Lewis, Civil Rights, Rev. Hosea Williams, Voting Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Montgomery, Politics, National Urban League, Alabama, Human Rights, Selma, Presidential Campaign, Edmund Pettus Bridge, President Lyndon Johnson, Bloody Sunday, Impact, Voting, Black Voices, Voting Information, Elections 2012, Election, Elections, 2012 Election, Election 2012, Voter Suppression, Politics News
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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Why The AG Settlement Is Good For Communities Of Color

Janet Murguía | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Latinos, Kamala Harris, Attorneys General, Blacks, Nclr, National Council of La Raza, Foreclosure, Bank of America Foreclosures, National Urban League, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News
Janet Murguía

State Attorneys General (AG) arrived at a $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in response to the "robosigning" scandal that broke 18 months ago.

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Why It's Time to Declare War on Unemployment

Marc H. Morial | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Spending, Obama Infrastructure, Obama Unemployment, Unemployment, The American Jobs Act, American Jobs Act, Obama American Jobs Act, Obama Jobs Plan, The National Urban League, National Urban League, Bv-Money, Black Voices News
Marc H. Morial

Just as Lyndon Johnson would declare War on Poverty, just Nixon would declare War on Drugs, just as Bush would declare War on Terrorism, it is time for this country declare War on Unemployment.

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Saving Jobs, Saving Homes, and Building a Better Future

Janet Murguía | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, National Urban League, Latino Voices News
Janet Murguía

In this era of budget slashing, some cuts just don't make sense, particularly when they push families further away from achieving the American Dream of homeownership.

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Bill Gates: Education Can Be Reformed Before Poverty Is Eliminated

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Latino Families, Education, Congress, Black Families, Poverty, Microsoft, Federal Debt, Education and Poverty, Bill Gates, Education Reform, Henry Louis Gates, Latino and Black Education, National Urban League, Education News

BOSTON — Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the National Urban League on Thursday that a child's success should not depend on the race or income ...

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Plaxico Burress Can Be a Giant Off the Field

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Tiffany Burress, Tony Dungy, Plaxico Burress, Football, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Paul Helmke, Gun Safety, New York Giants, Illegal Guns, National Urban League, Marc H. Morial, Gun Control, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

America needs more voices like Plaxico's speaking on behalf of sensible gun laws and sensible behavior around guns.

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

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: State of Black America, Urban League, Marc Morial, Tavis Smiley, Al Sharpton, Rev. Al Sharpton, Naacp, National Urban League, Politics News
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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My Highly Improbable Journey From CEO to Contemporary Urban Film Producer

Michael J. Critelli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: From the Rough, African Americans, Golf, Pitney Bowles, Urban Films, National Urban League, Entertainment News
Michael J. Critelli

I was chairman of the National Urban League's Board for five years, and served for 13 years, an organization that celebrated success stories for women and people of color. In 2004, I discovered such a story.

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Education Reform and the Children Still Left Behind

David Chura | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Urban League, Education, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, End-of-Year State Tests, No Child Left Behind, Education Reform, Students, Naacp, Education News
David Chura

Students should be held to rigorous academic standards. However, teachers should be allowed some flexibility to evaluate their students' readiness and plan accordingly.

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Daniel Beaty's 'Chosen Schizophrenia' Drives His Solo Playwriting

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Off-Broadway, Playwriting, New York City, James Weldon Johnson, Broadway, Through the Night, Bronx, National Urban League, Acting, Martin Luther King, Daniel Beaty, African Americans, Obie Awards, Arts, Theatre, La Mama, Union Square Theatre, Shakespeare, Love Never Dies, Arts News
James Sims

"Are you asking me if I'm a control freak?" Daniel Beaty asks me as I question his decision to turn an ensemble play into a solo work.

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The Content of our Foolishness

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Economy, Reclaiming the Dream, President Obama, Restoring Honor Rally, ?€œI Have a Dream? Speech, Glenn Beck Rally, Naacp, Veterans, National Urban League, Iraq Veterans, Afghanistan Veterans, Tom Joyner, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Sarah Palin, Rev. Al Sharpton, Glenn Beck, National Action Network, Politics News
Charles D. Ellison

As much as the enlightened, historically correct bunch of us would hate to admit, Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally was a masterful stroke of PR geni...

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Join Us in Reclaiming King's Dream

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Danny Glover, Rev.Al Sharpton, Nonviolence, Arne Duncan, Marc-Morial, Gun Violence Prevention, Martin Luther King Jr., National Action Network, Lincoln Memorial, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, National Urban League, Politics News
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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Changing the Status Quo in Our Schools

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, President Obama, Public Education, Barack Obama, National Urban League, Smarter Ideas, Impact News
Marian Wright Edelman

The current state of American education is "morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible"-- the time is now for our nation to stop talking about doing things differently, and actually do it.

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Dr. Laura Got it Right About the N Word

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Talk Radio Network, Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Nword, Dr-Laura-Schlessinger, Nigger, National Urban League, Dr Laura Schlessinger, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

N word users and apologists serve up the lame rationale that the more a black person uses the word, the less offensive it becomes, which is precisely the point Dr. Laura picked apart.

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Let Change Happen

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Learning, Innovation, Arne Duncan, Uncf, Naacp, Barack Obama, National Urban League, Race to the Top, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

The situation in US K12 education is really bad: states are broke and the calcified system is unable to respond creatively; deep inequities persist; a...

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Obama's Education Reforms Criticized By Civil Rights Groups

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama No Child Left Behind, Arne Duncan, President Obama, Inside Higher Ed, Washington Post, Schott Foundation for Public Education, Public Education, Naacp, National Urban League, Obama Education Agenda, Obama Education Reforms, College News

President Barack Obama recently laid out a series of education reforms -- and many aren't happy about them. According to the Washington Post, a coalit...

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Congressional Black Caucus Pushes Obama To Back Strong Public Option

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congressional Black Caucus, Health Care Reform, Obama, Health Reform, Health Care, Naacp, Barbara Lee, National Urban League, Politics News

Hours before President Obama's Wednesday night speech to a joint session of Congress on health care reform, leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus ...

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Biden Touts Stimulus To National Urban League In Chicago

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biden Chicago, National Urban League Convention, Joe Biden, Biden Urban League, National Urban League, Stimulus Package, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Vice President Joe Biden touted the $787 billion federal stimulus effort on Friday, saying he sees signs that the recession could end ...

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National Urban League Kicks Off Conference In Chicago

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cherlye Jackson, National Urban League Convention, National Urban League Chicago, Race, Civil Rights, Marc Morial, Biden Urban League, National Urban League, Chicago News

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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