By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We are facing an important moment in our democracy. While America has twice elected an African American president, there...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” -Fannie Lou Hamer, legendary civil rights activist and co-founder of...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Never did we think we would be planning a funeral, we were waiting on his first day of school....
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I stand before you as the president of the United States and a proud American. I also stand before...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The purpose of the law is simple…those who are equal before God shall now also be equal in the polling...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies…only permanent interests.” –Former Congressman William L. Clay, Sr. In a sign of...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Supporting education and training for our youth is a smart investment that can help rebuild local economies and pay...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist July 3-6 is the date. New Orleans is the place. Empowerment is the purpose. Iconic thought leaders and musicians...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The kind of beauty I want is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within: strength, courage, dignity.” -Ruby Dee In the...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “In Fiscal Year 2013, the City procured $16.5 billion worth of goods and services and only $439 million went to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We hear your calling/ And we begin by giving you 100 years/ Of loving defense/ We shall encourage the...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “When I become mayor, we all become mayor.” – Ras Baraka, new mayor of Newark, N.J. Add Newark to the list...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “My whole life is dedicated to urban America.” -NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson Every time ostracized Los...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Effective immediately, I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA…I will...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Race matters…because of the long history of racial minorities being denied access to the political process…because of persistent racial...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The new Senate proposal to reform the housing finance system…lacks provisions to ensure that the housing finance system is fair...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Affluent Americans would do quite well. But for tens of millions of others, the Ryan plan is a path...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You can’t allow 15,000 school boards to home bake their own little standards subject to their own political pressures and...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause...
By Marc H. Morial NBPA Columnist “Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas, the class struggle.” Amiri Baraka On January 9, with the passing...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal’s office, not in a police precinct.” Eric Holder,...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty...
