Top 5 of 2019!

It’s officially the end of the decade! Walk down memory lane with us as we highlight the defining moments, events, people, and topics of this past year.

Top 5 Moments

National Urban League events + happenings.

• ESSA Report Card
• State of Black America Report
• 15K+ Attendees at our 2019 Conference
• YP 20th Anniversary
• Three living former NUL Presidents honored at EOD

Top 5 Special Guests

Honorees and speakers from various National Urban League events throughout the year.

• April Ryan
• Eric Holder
• Nancy Pelosi
• Dapper Dan
• Debbie Allen + Norm Nixon

Top 5 Trending Topics

Major topics of national conversation.

• #1619
• #Impeachment
• #MuellerReport
• First Step Act
• College Admissions Scandal

Top 5 Cultural Moments

Groundbreaking and historic moments in the culture.

• Diverse lawmakers in 116th Congress
• Spike Lee wins an Oscar
• Simone Biles smashes record
• 17 Black women judges sworn-in in Texas
• Marsai Martin becomes the youngest executive film producer

Marc Morial’s Top 5 Moments Top 5 Cultural Moments

Highlights from Marc Morial’s speeches and engagements.

• Detroit Economic Club Speech
• State of Black America | National Press Club Release
• Grambling State University Commencement Speech
• Moderator, Presidential Candidates Forum at Conference
• 2019 International Civil & Human Rights Awards in Greensboro, NC

In Memoriam

A tribute to all the people we lost this year.

• Diahann Carroll
• Leah Chase
• John Conyers
• Elijah Cummings
• LaShawn Daniels
• Nipsey Hussle
• James Ingram
• John W. Johnson
• Toni Morrison
• Jessye Norman
• Cokie Roberts
• Frank Robinson
• John Singleton
• Robert Sorrell
• Kristoff St. John
• Sterling Tucker
• John Witherspoon
• James Buford