To Be Equal

To Be Equal is a syndicated weekly column by National Urban League President Marc H. Morial, which is distributed to more than 400 newspapers and websites nationwide. Each week's topic focuses on issues affecting both African American's and the nation as a whole. Started in 1963 by CEO Whitney M. Young, Jr., as "The Voice of Black America," the column was immediately picked up by major newspapers and radio stations across the country. Today, the To Be Equal column continues to present a unique insight on national and international issues.

Datesort ascending Column Title
Friday, 8 February 2019 TBE#6 - Blackface is a Flaunting of White Privilege
Wednesday, 30 January 2019 TBE#5 - Raise the Wage Act Is a Long-Overdue Dose of Economic Reality
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 TBE#4 - Spike Lee’s Best Director Nomination is Long Overdue
Wednesday, 16 January 2019 TBE#3 - The Next Attorney General Must Enforce Civil Rights Laws. William Barr Won’t.
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 TBE#2 - A Change for the Better: House Rules on Staff Diversity 
Friday, 4 January 2019 TBE#1 - A Message to Presidential Candidates: A Winning Strategy Includes a Plan for Black America
Thursday, 27 December 2018 TBE#50 2018: THE YEAR IN CIVIL RIGHTS
Friday, 21 December 2018 TBE#49 - First Step Act is the Most Important Federal Criminal Justice Reform in Decades
Monday, 10 December 2018 TBE#48 - Congratulations to Rep. Karen Bass, Elected to Chair the Largest Congressional Black Caucus in History
Tuesday, 4 December 2018 TBE#47 - Incoming House Majority’s Agenda Must Include the Main Street Marshall Plan
Thursday, 29 November 2018 TBE#46 - Early Voting and Expanded Absentee Voting are Key to Fair Elections
Friday, 16 November 2018 TBE#45 - Does Democratic Takeover of the House Mean the ACA is Safe?
Wednesday, 7 November 2018 TBE#44 - Deep South States Take a Long-Overdue Step out of the Jim Crow Past
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 TBE#43 - Urban League Movement Mourns Ntozake Shange, “One of the Original Conjurers of Black Girl Magic”
Wednesday, 24 October 2018 TBE#42 - THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS: WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR?
Wednesday, 17 October 2018 TBE#41 - Enough is Enough. VOTE! History Will Not Look Kindly on 21st Century Jim Crow
Friday, 12 October 2018 TBE#40 - Urban Reentry Jobs Program Tapping into the Full Potential of Formerly Incarcerated Community Members
Wednesday, 3 October 2018 TBE#39 - Constitutional Right to Counsel is Meaningless Under Dismal Current Public Defender System
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 TBE#38 - Enough Is Enough. Vote! Our Rights Are Too Hard-Won to Take for Granted
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 TBE#37 - THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY: CASH BAIL FOR NON-VIOLENT MISDEMEANORS PERPETUATES UNEQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW 

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