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Photos: Brookings Institute\Ohio State University NWEA — a not-for-profit, research and educational services provider serving K-12 students — released new research that highlights a challenging year in education…
Morial: "John Lewis paid for the Voting Rights Act with his own blood. The Supreme Court made a mockery of his sacrifice when it gutted the Act, saying…
Morial: "Five years ago, in the wake of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri, police, the National Urban League called for comprehensive reform of police…
The leaders of the nation’s top civil rights and social justice organizations and several members of Congress have scheduled a media briefing to demand federal action to reform…
Morial: "It boggles the mind that in the year 2020 there are still people in positions of authority who accept, unquestioningly, the notion that a Black man who…
Morial: "Graves demonstrated an almost perfect combination of intelligence, ambition, tenacity, and passion in his career... His influence can be seen everywhere from the humblest small businesses to…
Clyburn’s endorsement, and the response of Black voters, has put Biden on what appears to be an inevitable path to the Democratic nomination. Photo: Facebook South Carolina's Rep.…
Urban League' Morial: If Black people are undercounted by 1.7 million, as many forecasts predict, it will cost states 3.4 billion dollars a year...I can’t overstate how important…
Senate Majority Leader McConnell blocking gun bills from advancing. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr This is how Rep. Lucy McBath, mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was shot to death…
Two legends: Cicely Tyson and Carmen de Lavallade. Photo: Tony Powell Essence and AT&T kicked-off the countdown to the 25th anniversary of the Essence Festival with a celebration…
