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Rev. Al Sharpton is joined by the President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc Morial. They discussed the highly anticipated “State of Black America” report which focuses on recent efforts to suppress the black vote and how to combat it.

National Urban League uses its annual State of Black America report to decry Kremlin targeting of black voters.

Adding its voice to a crescendo of complaints about Russian interference in both the 2016 presidential and the 2018 midterm elections, one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights and urban advocacy organizations decried efforts by foreign agents to use social media outlets to suppress voting turnout among black Americans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans are among the top owners of mobile devices — but when it comes time to hire, tech companies aren’t looking to them.

The National Urban League is highlighting this tech gap in its 2018 State of Black America report.

The new report points out blacks are only 5 percent of the social media and technology workforce while being the one of the largest groups for mobile device ownership. National Urban League President Marc Morial says tech companies need to make sure minorities are included in their work forces.

A new report says Silicon Valley’s lack of diversity is hurting black America.

Black Americans are frequent users of technology, and have helped build social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram into the giants they are today. But they aren’t reaping the same economic benefits of the tech boom as white Americans, and low rates of black employment in the tech industry are a large part of the reason why. 

Over 41,000 people work at Google, Facebook, and Twitter but less than 2% of that workforce—only about 750 employees—is black. The rest of the tech industry mirrors that trend with African-American representation at 5% overall.

After listing wage inequality, housing discrimination and the education gap, feel free to add “digital inequality” to the long checklist of disparities in America.

ONE OF THE MOST JARRING and painful numbers in America's history on race relations is three-fifths. That, according to the U.S. Constitution written in 1789, was how African-American slaves were counted – as three-fifths of a person – determining population for the purpose of calculating states' representation in Congress.

Marc Morial, National Urban League, discusses today's employment numbers and the labor force participation rate.

National Urban League CEO Marc Morial said Silicon Valley giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter should lay out their diversity goals in writing in public documents that clearly outline strategies – creating accountability measures and benchmarks for themselves like Comcast did in late 2010 when it signed an agreement with three national civil rights groups.

The National Urban League is set to release 'The State of Black America 2018,' a comprehensive assessment of where black and Latino Americans are in the current moment. League President Marc Morial and writer Anand Giridharadas discuss.

The National Urban League is set to release 'The State of Black America 2018,' a comprehensive assessment of where black and Latino Americans are in the current moment. League President Marc Morial and writer Anand Giridharadas discuss.

The head of one of America's foremost Civil Rights organizations says "Black America is strong and resilient," but the community must remain vigilant to survive and thrive amid the country's shifting political landscape.

"It's important that people understand we have to fight to protect the progress that's been made," said Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League (NUL). "And at the same time, resist any rollbacks."