(December 19, 2013) We applaud President Obama’s nomination of Sharon Bowen to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Bowen’s professional success and her track record of achievement on behalf of Americans as Vice Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation make her an incredibly strong choice – and as the first African-American woman nominated to the CFTC, a historic one as well.
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We, leaders of predominantly African American denominations, other faith leaders and civil rights leaders call on individuals, churches and organizations to honor President Nelson Mandela with an act of solidarity on the day he is laid to rest, Sunday, December 15, 2013. Across the nation, please join us in “a minute of remembrance.”
The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency by a vote of 57 to 41.
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement applauding Rep. Watt's confirmation.
"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." -- Nelson Mandela
(December 4, 2013) Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network, and Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, have joined forces with hip-hop legend Russell Simmons and Jewish leader Rabbi Marc Schneier, Chairman and President, respectively, of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, in speaking out on knockout game violence and the targeting of Jews.
