The National Urban League's annual publication, now in its 48th edition, is the highly anticipated source for thought leaders focusing on racial equality in America. The 2024 State of Black America report examines the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marking the first significant effort by the U.S. to address the racial caste system. Sixty years later, the publication highlights that the struggle for equality persists, emphasizing the ongoing challenges and progress made in the…

The National Urban League is coming to Atlanta, the cradle of American Civil Rights history and activism, for a special in-person event to mark the release of Democracy in Peril: Confronting the Threat Within The 47th edition of the organization's State of Black America® annual report on the social and economic status of Black lives in the United States. Once an underlying theme in the rhetoric of right-wing politicians and message boards on the dark web, extremism has come to the surface in…

The National Urban League is coming to Atlanta, the cradle of American Civil Rights history and activism, for a special in-person event to mark the release of Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy, the 46th edition of the organization's State of Black America® annual report on the social and economic status of Black lives in the United States. Both an authoritative assessment and a bracing "call to arms," Under Siege exposes the true scope and severity of what National Urban League…

The 2021 State of Black America®, The New Normal: Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive comes at the end of an unprecedented global pandemic that claimed and transformed the lives of millions. The disparities that existed in this country prior to the beginning of the pandemic were brought to the forefront during its peak.

In this virtual event taking place Thursday, July 15, 2021, we will take a deep dive into what it means to…

The wait is over. The National Urban League marks the release of its highly anticipated State of Black America® report. This year's report goes beyond the data to address the moment – from the dual pandemics of racism and COVID-19, which have unmasked long-standing disparities that are destroying black wealth and black lives, to the explosion of activism, protest, and reckoning spurred by the murder of George Floyd. 

We will unpack the report in real-time through our…

Six-part series that gathers the nation’s leaders, political pundits and executives for a lively discussion around the 2015 State of Black America theme, “Save Our Cities: Education, Jobs and Justice,” the State of Black America Equality Index topics and content highlighted in the report. View it on YouTube and Interactive One’s universe of websites—including NewsOne, HelloBeautiful, GlobalGrind, and The Urban Daily.