National Urban League president visits Buffalo, plants roots of economic plan for Black neighborhoods | Local News
The president of the National Urban League placed a bouquet of flowers Saturday at the memorial for the 10 victims of the racially motivated shooting May 14, then discussed how an economic plan could revitalize the Jefferson neighborhood.
Marc H. Morial, the head of the New York City-based organization devoted to racial justice and urban advocacy, did not linger on the “unspeakable act of domestic terrorism and racist hate crime” at the Tops Market three weeks ago. His focus was on the future, on taking proper steps and including the right people for a productive path forward.
“I think there’s a need to respond to this with a plan that addresses the systemic issues, and that plan can’t be put together on the back of an envelope,” Morial told roughly 70 community members and media assembled across Jefferson Avenue from Tops. “It needs to be put together carefully and thoughtfully, and then demand that people invest in…
