The National Urban League held a discussion on civil rights during its Empowerment Summit. Topics included youth civic participation and mobilizing the Black community to vote in the upcomin…
162 viewsEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm delivered remarks on clean energy investment and job creation during the National Urban League’s Empowerment Summit in Washington, D.C. She touted the Bide…
364 viewsNational Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial talked about the findings of the organization’s 2024 State of Black America report.
493 viewsRep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Symone Sanders, host of the “Symone” show on MSNBC, held a panel discussion on mobilizing voters and voting rights during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundati…
89 viewsMarc Morial, the National Urban League president, joined a discussion with religious leaders, theologians, and civil rights advocates on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, host…
199 viewsRep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) led a conversation with lawyers who argued in Allen v. Milligan, the Supreme Court case that decided Alabama’s congressional district map violated the Voting Rights …
469 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,714 viewsReverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and other civil rights leaders spoke to reporters following their meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris. They also talked about…
616 viewsNational Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial talked about the findings of the organization’s 2023 State of Black America report.
600 viewsNational Urban League President Marc Morial and National Fair Housing Alliance President Lisa Rice testified alongside other civil rights advocates on the discriminatory practices found in b…
738 viewsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Rochelle Walensky, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan were amo…
190 viewsNational Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial talked about the findings of the organization’s 2022 State of Black America report.
609 viewsWashington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and constitutional law scholars testified on District of Columbia statehood before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The …
2,084 viewsNational Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial talked about the organization’s 2021 State of Black America report.
596 viewsA memorial service was held for Vernon Jordan, a business executive, civil rights activist, and political adviser to former President Bill Clinton. Mr. Jordan died on March 1, 2021, at age 8…
746 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a hearing on the U.S. Capitol . Members of the CBC, civil rights activists, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance …
3,005 viewsThe Hill hosted a virtual conversation on diversity and inclusion in politics and government. Speakers talked about about opportunities for more diversity and inclusion under a Biden adminis…
137 viewsNational Urban League’s Marc Morial discusses what priorities the incoming Biden Administration should undertake next year.
416 viewsThe House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a virtual hearing to look at the impact the lack of COVID-19 tax provisions has had on families and small businesses dur…
430 viewsThe National Action Network (NAN) held a “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech. Among the sp…
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