As the United States commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation reflects on a transformative law that reshaped American society...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are in a world of deep attack by an ideological extreme that wants to erase so much of the civil-rights movement,” said...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 6-3 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will alter college admissions policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing the opinion for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Washington Post investigation found that Trump’s company raked in at least $2.5 million in taxpayer money and $5.6 million in campaign funds...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Participants included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, TJC President Dr. Barbara Arnwine and Board Chair Daryl Jones, National Urban League President Marc Morial, NNPA...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State...
The three-day conference was divided into a total of six morning and afternoon plenary lectures and attendees had access to their choice of 55 seminars and...
In a letter released to the public, NAACP leaders revealed that they urged President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a virtual meeting on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the 2020 census already beginning to reach homes in the United States, National Urban League (NUL) President and CEO Marc Morial joined...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Community Reinvestment Act was enacted in 1977 as a direct response to redlining, an unethical practice whereby banks and other lending institutions...
DAYTONA TIMES — Earlier this week, a man and woman killed a police detective near a Jersey City cemetery and then stormed a nearby Jewish market,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Opportunity Zones have the potential to address many of the country’s most vexing economic problems, notes Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty International....
Left to right: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Marc Morial and Angela Glover Blackwell spoke Wednesday evening in Oakland about the risk of President Trump´s policies to African Americans. Photo...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You can holler, protest, march, picket and demonstrate, but somebody must be able to sit in on the strategy conferences...
By Mariah Stewart Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American The burnt-out QuikTrip convenience store that became a symbol of racial unrest after a...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Up from a past that’s rooted in pain / I rise / I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You must register. You must vote. You must learn, so your choice advances your interest and the interest of...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “They were still living by faith when they died, Scripture tells us. They did not receive the things promised;...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “A house divided against itself cannot stand…I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist By passing this bill, we bridge the gap between helplessness and hope for more than 5 million educationally deprived...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Your first job brings you more than just a steady paycheck – the experience teaches young people life and...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Your first job brings you more than just a steady paycheck – the experience teaches young people life and...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by...