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Out with the Old, In with the New
And the Presidential election of
2012 is shaping up as an epic
battle between those who envi­
sion an America that works for
the many, and those who are
content that it only works for the
by M arc H. M orial
fortunate few.
I am not one to make impos­
Obviously, we have a lot of
sible New Y ear’s resolutions.
work to do as a movement and
Gumbo and red beans and rice
as a nation. And so, with apolo­
will be safe on my plate for
gies to David Letterman and
another year. But at the begin­
millions of other habitual list
ning of every New Year, I do
makers, here is my top-ten wish
like to pause to affirm my high­
list for 2012:
est intentions for the National
10. Congress passes a full
Urban League movement and
year payroll tax cut and extended
our nation.
unemployment benefits without
11th hourbrinksmanship.
9. W ashington finally ends
partisan stalemate and enacts
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8. N ation’s leaders resolve to
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never again engage America in
T elephone :
a needless war like the one just
A ddress :
ended in Iraq.
7. Suprem e Court upholds
health care law.
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6. New Orleans Saints win
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Turning the
page on a
divisive year
S u b s c r ib e
The year that just ended was
one of the most difficult and
divisive in American history.
Thirteen million Americans
remain out of work. Unemploy­
ment has ticked down to 8.6
percent overall, but it is still dis­
proportionately high in com mu­
nities of color.
As we begin the year, the
unemployment rate is 15.5 per­
cent for African Americans and
11.4 percent for Hispanics. In­
come inequality and poverty are
on the rise. Confidence in gov­
ernment is at an all-time low.
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the Super Bowl (I had to sneak
that one in for the folks back
home).
5. Voter suppression efforts
are stopped once and for all.
4. Crime in urban communi­
ties goes down, and fair and
equal justice for every citizen
goes up.
3. A frican A m ericans and
Hispanics vote in record num­
bers in the 2012 presidential elec­
tion.
2. In our schools — resource
gap, achievement gap and gradu­
ation gap all eliminated.
And my number one wish for
2012 is for good health, greater
prosperity and personal fulfill­
ment for my family and yours.
And that the National Urban
League continues to grow so we
can have an even greater impact
on the movement for equality,
justice and economic opportu­
nity in America. Happy New
Year!
Marc H. Morial is president
and chief executive officer o f
the National Urban League.