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February 10, 2010
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These Times Call for Action
Take the empowerment pledge
by
M arc H. M o rial
This year, Black History Month
coincides with a historic milestone
of the National Urban League: Our
100th anniversary. Fittingly, this
year's theme, "The History of Black
Economic Empowerment," tracks
the organization's century-long mis
sion.
The National Urban League was
founded in 1910 to address the needs
o f African Americans migrating
north from the Jim Crow South in
search o f jobs and a better life.
Unfortunately, 100 years later,
the doors of opportunity are not yet
fully opened to people ofcolor. And
history remains one o f our greatest
teachers. As President Obama said
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in his historic 2008 speech
on race, "So many o f the
disparities that exist in the
African American commu-
nity today can be directly
Join with us in tackling some o f the
most pressing and persistent problems
facing our nation.
traced to inequalities passed on from
an earlier generation that suffered
under the brutal legacy o f slavery
and Jim Crow ...That legacy helps
explain the wealth and income gap
between black and white and the
contributions to America and con-
tinue to embrace Dr. King's dream,
Highlighting those largely unher-
aided contributions has always been
the purpose o f Black History Month,
While our centennial year is also
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goals for America in the areas o f
education, employment, housing
and healthcare, I Am Empowered
will galvanize millions o f people to
take a pledge to help achieve the
followingby2025:
Education - Every American child
is ready for college, work and life.
Jobs - Every American has ac
cess to jobs w ith a living wage and
good benefits.
Housing - Every American lives
in safe, decent, affordable and en
ergy efficient housing on fair terms.
Healthcare - Every American has
access to quality and affordable
health care solutions.
Black History Month 2010 also
marks one year that America's first
African American president has
been in office. President Obama's
election and the I Am Empowered
initiative remind us o f the power o f
individual and collective citizen ac
tion to bring about change.
As we celebrate Black History
Month and the 100th anniversary o f
the National Urban League, I urge
every American to claim your em
powerment and become a part o f
this exciting movement for change.
some o f the most pressing and per
sistent problems facing our nation.
To that end, we have chosen Black
History Month to announce the
launch of our national public service
initiative, I Am Empowered, which
Marc H. Morial is president and
will officially kick-off on March 1.
chief executive officer o f the Na
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tional Urban League.