David Duke's NOFEAR: A Statement From the National Urban League.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2000 Following the announcement that David Duke David Ernest Duke is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, a candidate in presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties, and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. is establishing a civil rights group called National Organization for European American A European American (Euro-American) is a person who resides in the United States and is either the descendant of European immigrants or from Europe him/herself.[1] Overall, as the largest group, European Americans have the lowest poverty rate [2] Rights (NOFEAR NOFEAR National Organization for European American Rights ), the National Urban League issued the following statement: David Duke professes that his new organization, NOFEAR, stands for the civil rights of &uot;our people,&uot; a divisive di·vi·sive adj. Creating dissension or discord. di·vi  sive·ly adv.di·vi statement that lays bare the problematic nature of the group. Duke's rhetoric appeals to a fringe element of this nation and is an insult to most. The civil rights of all people are important to the health and welfare of America as the world continues to move increasingly toward a global economy and consciousness. Organizations like the National Urban League and others were founded by multiracial mul·ti·ra·cial adj. 1. Made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races: a multiracial society. 2. Having ancestors of several or various races. groups of people committed to promoting inclusion and opportunity because they believed in the ideals of this nation. One of the core strategies of the National Urban League, for example, is to promote racial harmony and inclusion so that the opportunities inherent in the structure of America remain open to all. The League further contends that Duke's position that white America will suffer economically, socially or in any other manner due to measures meant to ensure equality of opportunity is dangerous, offensive and wrong. When all members of our nation are allowed equal access to opportunity, America will benefit from a diversity of thought, culture and opinion that can only enhance and enrich our society. Founded in 1910, the National Urban League remains the premier social service and civil rights organization in America. The League is a non-profit, community-based organization headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , with 115 affiliates in 35 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . |
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