While he was alive, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn’t seen as the sanitized, “safe” civil rights hero like he is today. #ReclaimMLK In fact, he was viewed as so radical that the FBI had him under close surveillance and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover dubbed him the “most dangerous Negro in America.” #ReclaimMLK

WATCH LIVE as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the National Urban League Conference twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Our @VP @KamalaHarris has taken the stage for a fireside chat with Birmingham Mayor @randallwoodfin at our Legacy Leadership Awards Luncheon at #NULCONF22

What is necessary to further close the #digitaldivide and help us reach #digitalequity? We are discussing it now in our forum, sponsored by @comcast. #NULCONF22 30% of Black households do not have access to Broadband. This made it more difficult for our communities in the height of the pandemic to register to vote, be able to be counted for the Census and sign up to get vaccinated. -@PROVERBSKIDS

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Thank you for joining us LIVE this morning as we hear from Sec. of Transportation @PeteButtigieg and other Biden Administration officials. And special thanks to our plenary sponsors @Google and @tmobile, for helping make this possible! #NULCONF22

We love having @CBSMMiller hosting our dynamic #WomenofPower Awards Luncheon, our time to recognize and honor the women blazing trails, shaking tables and smashing glass ceilings. #NULCONF22 And this empowering event is all thanks to our sponsors Huge thank you to, @Macy @FifthThirdBank @Shell @Target @Delta for supporting all women this afternoon at the #WomenofPower Luncheon at the #NULCONF22

Watch our Opening Plenary LIVE! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… We like to call her our Conference Queen: our Chief Marketing Officer Rhonda Spears-Bell opened our morning plenary as we hear the State of the Urban League. She reminded us of the millions who didn’t make it through the pandemic to keep in mind as we reunite this week. #NULCONF

✊🏾 Today, we show up, stand up and speak up for civil rights, women’s rights and economic justice.

We’re ready to kick off our Urban League Fights for You Rally at the MLK Memorial here in our nation’s capital. Follow our social media for updates. #NULCONF22 We will give all we have to fight, and that is why we are here, says our President + CEO @MARCMORIAL. #NULCONF22

And so it begins: Today we kick off #NULCONF22 with an opening press conference!

🤜🏽🤛🏾: @BankofAmerica, @Nationwide, @Toyota “We gather at a time of crisis, a time of challenge and a time America stands at a crossroad.

We gather with power, pride, grit and determination to meet the challenges.” -@MARCMORIAL

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