By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#17) – A recent CBS/New York Times poll found that 25 percent of Americans and 45 percent of registered Republican voters believe that President Obama was not born in the United States. Another 22 percent of Republican voters say they don’t know. For the record, President Obama was born […]
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National Urban League Trains African Americans for Corporate Boards
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#15) – What do American Express, Merck, Xerox, Darden Restaurants, and Citibank have in common? All are Fortune 500 companies headed by African Americans: Ken Chenault, Chairman and CEO of American Express; Ken Frazier, President and CEO of Merck; Ursula Burns, Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox – the first African […]
The State of Black America: Washington Are you Listening?
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #14) – “Welcome to America in the second decade of the 21st century. An army of long-term unemployed workers is spread across the land, the human fallout from the Great Recession and long years of misguided economic policies.” From Bob Herbert’s final column for the New York Times […]
Kansas City’s Green Impact Zone Launches War on Unemployment
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#13) – In the great tradition of America’s global defense of democracy, our nation has now entered another foreign conflict to protect and improve the lives of innocent civilians. While we applaud the inclination to rescue people in peril around the world, we wonder why that same urgency does […]
State of Black America Town Hall to Explore Jobs of the Future
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#12) – Next Thursday, I invite you to join the debate about the number one issue facing the nation – the deep and persistent jobs crisis that has been especially devastating in urban communities of color. As part of the National Urban League’s annual Legislative Policy Conference in Washington, DC, […]
For The State of Black America, The Issue Is Jobs
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #11) – From March 29th through the 31st, the National Urban League brings its fight for urban jobs to Capitol Hill with its 2011 Legislative Policy Conference. This year’s summit will make the case for targeted action to tackle the persistent unemployment crisis in Black America. Dozens of […]
Stop the Lies about the Financial Meltdown
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#10) – “I pledge…Every American lives in safe, decent, affordable, and energy efficient housing on fair terms.” One of the National Urban League’s four I AM EMPOWERED goals. No, President Obama was not born in Kenya. Superman is not real. And there is no Monkey-man roaming the streets of Hoboken […]
Jobs Rebuild America Plan Goes to Indiana
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#9) – “The hardest work in the world is being out of work” former National Urban League President, Whitney M. Young Last week, we took the National Urban League’s 12-point jobs plan on the road with a visit to four cities in Indiana – Indianapolis, Gary, Anderson and Fort Wayne. […]
The Growth of Black-Owned Businesses: Entrepreneurship by Necessity
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #8) – “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” Madam C.J. Walker, trailblazing African American businesswoman. There is a silver lining in the dark cloud […]