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arc H. Morial is the president and CEO of the National Urban League. He is an entrepreneur, a lawyer, a Professor. A Legislator has been a mayor, held top leadership positions, and now a CEO of the largest civil rights organization in the country. There’s no amount of words that can describe what Marc has been able to accomplish in just a short span of time. Yet, his accomplishments go beyond him! His career expands over the last 25 years and everywhere he has been trusted to lead, Marc has shown exemplary leadership and we can see that as he is one of the decorated servant leaders in the country.
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CALLING ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON AFRICAN AMERICANS Lately, Marc has been very vocal about the disparate impact the pandemic has had on African Americans and other minority communities in the country. Data from CDC and others showed that African Americans and other minorities had a hospitalization rate of 5.3 times higher than that of non-Hispanic white people, which raises concerns. In fact, an analysis by the Associated Press of the state and local data revealed the more shocking news that one-third of the fatalities reported in the US were African Americans. THE POWER IS NOW MAGAZINE | AUGUST 2021
