Concerned about the paucity of African Americans in the media venues that help to shape public opinion and influence policy, the National Urban League Policy Institute undertook .an in-depth study of the guest lineups of the Sunday morning political talk shows including "This Week with George Stepanopoulos" (ABC), "Face the Nation" (CBS), "Late Edition" (CNN), "Fox News Sunda" (FOX) and "Meet the Press" (NBC).
Concerned about the paucity of African-Americans in the media venues that help to shape public opinion and influence policy, the National Urban League Policy Institute undertook an in-depth study of the guest lineups of the Sunday morning political talk shows including "This Week with George Stepanopoulos" (ABC), "Face the Nation" (CBS), "Late Edition" (CNN), "Fox News Sunday" (FOX) and "Meet the Press" (NBC).
Norfolk State University's president, Tony Atwater, calls it a "quiet crisis." Old Dominion University economist James Koch describes it as "nothing less than a societal tragedy. It is the high unemployment rate of black males.
... Roads, is lower than the corresponding national rate - but still significantly higher than the per... Edith White, the president and CEO of the Urban League of Hampton Roads - to offer their game plan..., according to the National Urban League Policy Institute. The impact was greatest on black youths...
Thousands remain dislocated. Employment is still far below pre-[Katrina] levels, and many essential servicesincluding public transportation, schools and hospitals haven't fully recovered. In the first six months after the storm hit, New Orleans lost nearly 280,000 residents - 64 percent of its population, according to a recent report by the National Urban League's Legislative Policy Institute. The hardest-hit neighborhoods - St. Bernard and Orleans parishes - sustained population losses of 95 percent and 64 percent, respectively. The percentage of African Americans in Ae city fell from 36 percent to 21 percent. Roughly 41 percent of Katrina evacuees are still displaced - not back in their own homes. An estimated 278,000 of them are in the workforce, and 23 percent are unemployed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Urban League (NUL) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today urged Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) to resume negotiations and come to an agreement with Walgreens on new contract terms. If an agreement is not reached, millions of Americans, especially in diverse and underserved communities, stand to lose access to pharmacy services on January 1, 2012. In an open letter to Express Scripts, Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League and Margaret Moran, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens state that "Walgreens has been a valued partner with the National Urban League and LULAC for many years. Together we have worked to address the health issues, improve...
... New York - and the National Urban League Policy Institute - headquartered in Washington D.C., spea...
For Black America, it's a tale of two cities," NUL President/CEO Marc Morial told members of the Black Press during a phone conference about the annual report that gauges Black progress. "It's an important time to celebrate successes in the political arena but that doesn't mean the dream is realized. Among the recommendations: mandatory, universal early childhood education; longer school days; a thorough examination of the criminal justice system as it relates to treatment and rehabilitation of African-American males; directing funds towards training Blacks for green industry jobs so a "green divide" doesn't take place of the "digital divide;" creating a HUD task force to investigate and prosecute violations of fairhousing laws and more. The recommendations, as part of the 2009 report...
... even slightly worse, according to the National Urban League's "The State of Black America 2009" r... staff to explore their implementation as policy, Morial said. Referring to the subtitle of the rep... of the National Urban League Policy Institute and editor of the document, added, "We look at thi...
... the Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey national data sample (2006), 84% of college students report...Researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimate t... rivals, and high profile games such as league championships and bowl games (Neighbors, Oster-Aal... indicated their athletic departments had a policy concerning alcohol at athletic events. Additionall... themselves students or alumni, at a large urban university from the Midwest. Table 1 illustrates t...
Joins Growing Ranks of National Organization and Institutions Calling for Comprehensive Plan of Action for Lung Cancer WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), the only national organization providing patient support and advocacy for all those either living with or at risk for lung cancer, proudly announced the addition of the National Urban League to the growing roster of national organizations and institutions calling for a more comprehensive federal plan of action for lung cancer.
... the helm of the National Urban League's Policy Institute was to sharpen our focus on health dispa...
... is a comprehensive set of principles and policy recommendations set forth by the National Urban Le... by the National Urban League Policy Institute (NULPI) and is based upon the input of dozens of p...
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