Marc H. Morial

Columbine could have been a turning point in tackling America's gun violence. It wasn't.

Twenty-five years later, the gun industry’s greed and elected leaders’ cowardice continue to prevail, the head of the National Urban League writes.

By Marc H. Morial

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How Black colleges and universities have been underfunded by billions for decades

Tennessee State University has been hit the worst, having been underfunded by $2.1 billion over 30 years. Chicago State University’s funding has declined by 46% over the last quarter-century.

By Marc H. Morial

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Supreme Court case on abortion pill is also a matter of racial justice

Most women who seek abortions are women of color, especially Black women. Restricting access to mifepristone, as a case now before the Supreme Court seeks to do, would worsen racial health disparities.

By Marc H. Morial

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Migrant crisis is the result of GOP agenda of chaos at the southern border

Republicans killed a bipartisan border deal because they want to create a migrant crisis, not solve one.

By Marc H. Morial

A statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kansas in January.

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Thieves stole a Jackie Robinson statue, but they can't defeat Robinson's legacy of breaking racial barriers

Thieves who stole a statue of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson attacked the mission of a Wichita, Kansas, youth baseball league, which aims to inspire, educate and create opportunity for children in underserved neighborhoods.

By Marc H. Morial

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched her investigation of Trump in February 2021. The indictment had been expected since a special grand jury recommended unspecified charges in February 2023.

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In Trump's Georgia election case, effort to disqualify DA Fani Willis is about delay

Lawyers for a Donald Trump co-defendant in the Georgia election racketeering case are furthering Trump’s goal of demonizing his adversaries and portraying himself as a victim.

By Marc H. Morial

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, with ‘Nikki Haley’ signs and staff members in the background.

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Nikki Haley still loses, even after pandering to GOP’s racial grievances

If her childhood was painful because of racism, she has been all too eager to as a politician to embrace the white supremacist ideology that made it painful, Marc Morial writes.

By Marc H. Morial

Harvard University President Claudine Gay speaks at a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023.

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Activism for diversity and civil rights is needed more than ever in 2024. Claudine Gay’s story is proof.

A new campaign will mobilize support for federal legislation, including the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and other measures, the head of the National Urban League writes.

By Marc H. Morial

A man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from a health care worker.

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There’s more work to do to close the racial gap in COVID-19, flu vaccination

The Urban League and other groups worked hard during the pandemic to raise vaccination rates among Black Americans. The gap is smaller, but Blacks are still less likely than whites to receive COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.

By Marc H. Morial