Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
The National Urban League has declared a “state of emergency” over civil rights policies in response to the Trump administration. In its annual State of Black America report that’s being released Thursday the group accuses the administration of undermining decades of progress in civil rights. The report highlights efforts to weaken federal agencies, reverse diversity policies, and promote a hard-right agenda. Urban League President Marc Morial warns of white nationalist politics becoming mainstream. The report calls for a “new resistance” to counter these changes, urging civil rights advocates to rally and protect multiracial democracy. The Trump administration argues that policies that seek to address disparities between different demographics are themselves discriminatory.