NEWS RELEASES

BALTIMORE, MD (October 30, 2015) -- The National Urban League, already set to attract  $4.2 million in economic impact to the city of Baltimore with the National Urban League 2016 Conference, today announced the creation of a Greater Baltimore Urban League Entrepreneurship Center  that will generate at dozens of jobs and generate millions of dollars in contracting and bonding opportunities.

NEW YORK (October 26, 2015) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the slaying of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder:
 
“A tragedy like the murder of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder can overwhelm a community looking for solutions to street violence and criminal justice reform.
 

Offers Prayers and Condolences To Prudhomme’s Wife Lori
 
NEW YORK (October 8, 2015) – National Urban League President and CEO and former New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the death of superstar chef Paul Prudhomme:
 

NEW YORK (October 2, 2015) -- In what appears to be a case of racially-motivated voter suppression, strict Voter ID state Alabama has just shuttered drivers’ license bureaus in eight of the 10 counties with the highest percentage of registered voters of color.

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