Tag: Marc H. Morial

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Reflects on Career Trajectory

Dr. Jericho Brown first learned last week that he had won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry at the very moment that the rest of the world got wind of the exciting news via a virtual announcement.

May 10, 2020

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Urban League Annual Report Addresses Voting Rights, Suppression

Eliminating the Electoral College and broadening voter-registration opportunities are among numerous policy changes recommended by the National Urban League in its 2019 “State of Black America” report, an annual document that this year focuses on protecting voting rights.

May 7, 2019

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Marc H. Morial to Give Grambling Commencement Keynote Address

Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will be the keynote speaker at the Grambling State University commencement at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Morial is well known for his work as former mayor of New Orleans, a tenure that included developing […]

May 6, 2019