Marc Morial
Marc Morial
Marc Haydel Morialis an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 January 1958
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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I think the important message today is that an ordinary person -- a quiet, humble person -- can ignite a movement,
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There are, as is the case, conflicting stories about what may have happened,
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Back in the 1960s, the 10 or 12 (black) members were all national figures. Now, people will look more to people that are much closer to them and more local. The African-American leadership is much broader and more diverse than it's ever been.
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All Americans are indebted to Rosa Parks for her fearless courage and determination that led to the Montgomery Bus boycotts and the nonviolent mass-action movement for racial justice that transformed America.
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There were polling places in places like Houston, Detroit and other cities...to give Iraqis in the United States the chance to vote in person, not by mail, not by Internet, not by any form of electronic or distant communications. The failure of the state, in this regard, to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana makes no sense and invites problems, confusion and perhaps even more than that.
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So the money is critical, but the direction of the money, the proper spending of the money is also something that the mayor has a great role to play.
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I can't tell you how to market your city, but I can tell you the appeal of Atlanta.
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Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.
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We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in the community from which they have been displaced.
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We want the clear facts to be reported that we, according to the FBI, have a lower violent crime rate than Atlanta, or Houston, or Dallas, or Miami or San Antonio. To some extent, the perception that's been created is much greater than the reality.
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Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own supporters.
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Because Katrina put it out there, no one can play the pretend game anymore that there isn't poverty and inequality in this country. The Millions More Movement - Katrina gives it added significance.
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A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.
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Money is not our primary aim. Changing the behavior and the practice of the gun industry is.