In one of several panel discussions that kicked off the National Urban League’s State of Black America report, Jeff Johnson moderated a roundtable on the state of Black women in the U.S. Below is a video of the discuss...
“As the nation faces changing demographics and future workforce needs, we must not shrink our responsibility to say that intelligent investment in our children’s education is our national interest..."
Black Americans have made headway in terms of education, income, and employment, there is still more work to be done in order to close the gap on these primary economic variables with American whites.
“What is the State of Black America?” This question is so complex that every year the National Urban League provides an answer in their annual publication entitled the State of Black America. This year’s publication, the ...
“Our nation is moving towards two societies, one black, one white – separate and unequal.” 1967 Kerner Commission In 1963, more than a quarter-million people gathered in Washington, DC for the historic Great March for...
“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” - Whitney M. Young In 1963, more than a quarter-million people gathered in Washington, DC to march f...