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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A great American city is fighting for its life.
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To outsiders, you are seen as a shining light. You are seen as a beacon.
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You are demonstrating here in Houston that you are willing to be your brothers and sisters' keepers in a time of need,
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We'll rebuild, of course, ... But what made New Orleans is the polyglot, the tapestry, the mosaic, the gumbo. So the French Quarter gets most of the attention, but the Quarter feeds from the arteries of the neighborhoods.
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That is why we have determined to let the investigation take its course.
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Turning back the clock is a powerful message, ... These folks don't have to be convinced who to vote for.
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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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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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Technology is permeating every single thing we do, ... And to the extent that we can better expose our young people to all the different ways that technology can be used, not just for video games or toys, we're planning for the future.
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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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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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She was singular in the role that she played, and she can't be replaced.
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For me, I have no political ego in this thing with respect to any other leader and what they might feel is appropriate or necessary in what they're going to try to do... We need everybody on the front lines.
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The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed the repairs and we think they're strong enough to withstand the type of hurricane that - that could hit the city this season.