The head of the National Urban League, Mark Moreal, speaks at the National Democratic Conference in Chicago in 2024, which is surrounded by the former public prosecutor in Illinois Lisa Madi.
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The head of the National Urban League, Mark Moreal, speaks at the National Democratic Conference in Chicago in 2024, which is surrounded by the former public prosecutor in Illinois Lisa Madi.
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As a candidate in 2024, President Trump promised – often – to end what he and the other conservatives describe as “wake up” policies.
On his first day in his post, executive orders signed a retreat from policies on diversity, fairness and integration – and these political changes continued during the past six months of the second Trump administration.
One of the oldest civil rights organizations in the country is now warning that administration policies have prompted black Americans – the entire country – to “a state of emergency”.
Juana Summers from NPR speaks with Mark Moreal, President and CEO of the National Urban Association.
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