The Latest Breaking News from Urban League

Striking autoworkers are right: Focus on equity in transition to clean energy, electric vehicles

As the auto industry shifts to electric vehicle production and the global economy shifts to green energy, there’s a chance for more equity for Black workers, the head of the National Urban League writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 25, 2023

To improve public safety, we must build up communities

A recent summit coincided with release of the National Urban League’s new report that provides a framework for violence prevention and gun reform.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023

Keep fighting for students’ right to learn the truth about our nation’s history

Students and teachers must have access to truthful history, diverse books and critical ideas, the goal of the Freedom to Learn Campaign National Day of Action. The so-called ‘War on Wokeness’ threatens our future as a multicultural democracy, Urban League President Marc Morial writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

State of Black America? Grim, National Urban League says; ‘wealth disparity has gotten wider’

‘What it tells me is that this institutional disparity based on race seems to be built into American society,’ says Marc Morial, the organization’s president.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

National Urban League's State of Black America: Democracy in peril

ATLANTA — The National Urban League painted a dark picture in its annual State of Black America report.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2022

National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim

The National Urban League has released its annual report on the State of Black America, and its findings are grim

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022