"There is a state of emergency in Black America, and our report this year is a warning and a rallying cry as civil rights protections are being unraveled (and) democracy is under siege," the nonprofit's CEO and president Marc Morial told reporters at a media briefing days before the formal release of the report.

The civil rights and urban advocacy group criticized conservative commentators for framing diversity efforts as “anti-white discrimination,” and said landmark civil rights legislation is under attack.

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump ‘s upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked with enforcing them.

On Wednesday, the National Urban League kicked off its annual conference at the Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland.

Tom Brady is a seven-time NFL Super Bowl Champion and former high school baseball player who was a Montreal Expos draft pick as a catch in 1995, on the strength of his strong right arm and all-around sports acumen.

They’ve been torching all comers for the bulk of the last two months, playing 19 games over .500 (31-12) since May 24. Impressively, they managed to shift into an even higher gear heading into the All-Star break, winning their last seven games — three of them against the mighty Dodgers — by a combined score of 40-14.