NEW YORK, June 18, 2015 -- Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, released the following statement on the Charleston, S.C., church shooting:
“Our thoughts and prayers this morning are with the people of Charleston, S.C., where a gunman viciously murdered nine people during a prayer meeting.
“It’s always difficult to comprehend what motivates this type of hate crime, but it seems especially horrifying that it should occur in a place of worship, where people go to seek peace.
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NEW YORK (June 9, 2015) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the McKinney, Texas, pool party:
“Reports of police brutality against teenagers in McKinney, Texas, are distressing not only because it is the latest in a string of high-profile, allegedly racially-motivated incidents, but also because it reflects a trend of officers exacerbating, rather than de-escalating a potentially violent situation.
Statement of Marc H. Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) before the House Judiciary Committee on “Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public?”
(May 19, 2015)
Statement of Marc H. Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) before the House Judiciary Committee on “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century”
(May 19, 2015)
The Coca-Cola Company, along with the National Urban League and other sponsors, announced a $1 million women’s empowerment initiative in North America to provide financial literacy, job training, entrepreneurship and business development to women in 10 cities across the United States.
The announcement was made during the ESSENCE Festival, with President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Founder and President Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Ignacio Salazar, president, SER-Jobs for Progress.
