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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE: REVERSING RACIAL EQUITY ORDER IS A MOCKERY OF MLK’S LEGACY
Civil & Human Rights Leaders Gather Wednesday to Plan Policy Response
NEW YORK (January 20, 2025) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the reversal of President Biden’s executive order on racial equity on MLK Day:
“Four years ago, President Biden ushered in the most equity-focused presidential administration in U.S. history. Today begins the modern era’s most aggressive effort to erase racial progress and reinforce white advantage.
“That President Biden’s executive order on racial equity should be reversed on Martin Luther King Day goes beyond cruel irony. It is a deliberate mockery of the principles Dr. King championed and the hope that this day represents for millions of Americans.
“The National Urban League and other civil and human rights leaders will gather in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday for the Demand Diversity Roundtable, to strategize a robust, unified response to the oncoming attacks on diversity and equity.
“The National Urban League remains committed to the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We will not be deterred or discouraged, and we stand ready to defend these ideals whenever they are threatened.”