Special to The Truth
\nNational Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Trump\u2019s comments about Somali Americans:
\n\u201cThe President\u2019s abhorrent slurs against Soma-li Americans are not simply beneath the dignity of his office \u2014 or of any self-respecting adult \u2014 but dangerous and fundamentally un-American. These words are attack on the very principles of equality and dignity that define our nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmigrants and their descendants are the Marc Morial foundation of this country, and Somali Americans are no exception. They contribute to our communities, our economy, and our culture. To demean them with hateful rhetoric is to fuel division and incite hostility against an entire group of people based on their heritage.
\n\u201cThe National Urban League calls on all leaders\u2014regardless of party\u2014to reject this language unequivocally. We must stand together against bigotry and affirm that America\u2019s strength lies in its diversity and its commitment to justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Special to The Truth National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Trump\u2019s comments about Somali Americans: \u201cThe President\u2019s abhorrent slurs against Soma-li Americans are not simply beneath the dignity of his office \u2014 or of any self-respecting adult \u2014 but dangerous and fundamentally un-American. These […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[324],"class_list":["post-17977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial-opinion","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17978,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17977\/revisions\/17978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17977"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=17977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}