Conclusion
  

"Marc was at the front of

a new class of urban

mayors in America who

created new

public-private

partnerships as well as

new relationships with

legislatures, Congress

and the White House"

-Mayor Richard Daley,
City of Chicago

We are all bound together by a shared love of the city that we call

home. But New Orleans requires love, care and constant renewal if it is to

remain vital and responsive to the needs of its citizens.

No political, business, labor or civic leader has the power alone to move a city.

Progress comes from partnerships and coalitions that work together to create programs for progress. My experience as a mayor confirmed my belief that the single greatest challenge for any leader in any field is to develop a vision that meets the needs of every segment of the community and shares the ownership of the vision as broadly and widely as possible.

We made great progress in New Orleans from 1994 to 2002, but only because our vision became the goal that was shared by thousands of our fellow citizens.

THE MOST important lesson to be drawn from eight   years of our

administration is that progress is possible only when political, business,

labor and civic leaders come together to create progressive coalitions.

NOTE:   On May 15, 2003, Marc H. Morial became President and CEO of the National Urban League.  

• To Be Equal - (A weekly column by president Marc H. Morial)

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