NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE’S OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DRAWING OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON UNEMPLOYMENT

National Urban League President Marc Morial release report titled: "At Risk, The State of the Black Middle Class," at the 2011 N.U.L. convention last week 

August 2, 2011

Commentary by Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League

From the President's Desk:

I’m proud to report that more than 1,300 people signed the National Urban League’s Open Letter to the President and Congress, urging their support in the War on Unemployment, during our Conference in Boston. The letter reads, in part, “As we fight wars overseas, fight the budget deficit, fight to raise the debt-ceiling, we stand on behalf of the more than 14 million Americans who are unemployed, asking for your help in fighting the continuing joblessness that has plagued this economic recovery.

As I said Wednesday evening during the State of the Urban League Address, the War on Unemployment has two immediate battles,” Morial said. “We must battle against program cuts that affect people in the areas of job training, aid to education, housing and community and economic development which give Urban League Affiliates the tools that they need to be economic first responders. Extreme budget cuts will cause more job losses, particularly in state and which local governments, at a time when we cannot afford to lose a single additional job.

The second battle is a battle for a targeted jobs plan that benefits America’s Urban Communities. We offered the National Urban League’s 12-Point Plan for Job Creation as a blueprint for President Obama and Congress to create a national jobs plan based on solutions like direct job creation, urban job academies, green empowerment zones, and the expansion of small business lending."

The National Urban League just released a report, "At Risk, The State of the Black Middle Class," which can be found here: http://www.iamempowered.com/article/2011/07/26/risk-state-black-middle-class .