Claims Of “Fake News” Are An Insult To An Institution That Has Risked Lives To Advance Liberty
March 1, 2017
The work of America’s journalists has resulted in some of our nation’s most important reforms
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Marc H. Morial
New Justice Must Bring Independence to the Supreme Court
February 9, 2017
The Supreme Court’s function is to serve as a check on the power of Congress and the President
To Be Equal: Assessing President Obama’s Impact and Legacy
January 18, 2017
President Obama Earns “Excellent” Rating from the National Urban League
The National Museum of African American History and Culture: Telling America’s Story
September 14, 2016
“It is the purpose of the National Memorial Association; to erect a beautiful building suitable to depict the egro’s contribution to America in the military service, in art, literature, invention, science, industry, ect.-fitting tribute to the Negro’s contributions and achievements, and which would serve as an educational center giving inspiration and pride to the present and future generations that they may be inspired to follow the examples of those who have aided in the advancement of the race and Nation..” – National Memorial Association, 1915
To Be Equal
March 24, 2016
Women’s History Month: Contributions and Past and Present “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this Nation. Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” – President Jimmy Carter, “National Women’s History Week Statement,” February 28, 1980 NEW YORK – There is no arena in American life, or beyond
To Be Equal– The Value of Labor
September 9, 2015
Despite the dizzying array of clearance sales and bargains to be found in our nation’s malls and department stores, Labor Day is no creation of our retail industry. It is our nation’s annual tribute to the working class, American worker whose physical, and largely manual labor, built this country’s infrastructure and built a labor movement that spurred social and economic achievements for all American workers – regardless of job sector.