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Urban League honors Paula Madison

The Los Angeles Urban League honored NBC Executive Paula Madison at the 37th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner.

This Article appeared in the May 10th 2010 edition of the Sentinel

Crenshaw High Honored For Census Awareness

Local students are recognized by officials for census film shorts and awareness

By Brian W. Carter

Sentinel Staff Writer

Local and state officials gathered with students, faculty and parents at Crenshaw High School to honor Census PSAs Friday, April 30. The program featured a variety of film shorts highlighting issues about the census and was put together by students of the Crenshaw Media Academy.

California former acting Lt. Gov. Mona Pasquil, U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves, Los Angeles Urban League President Blair Taylor and Disney Vice-President of Talent Development and Diversity, Tim McNeal were present and honored the Media Academy students for their stellar work and accomplishments.

"If we can get these young people, like these students at Crenshaw High School, excited about civic engagement and civic responsibility, they'll turn this community around by themselves," said Taylor.

On behalf of the Los Angeles Urban League, President & CEO Blair H. Taylor, the Board of Directors, Dinner Chair Kevin Farr of Mattel, Inc. and our honorees Paula Madison, Steven B. Sample & Women of Government, we thank everyone for your support of the 2010 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner.

And we thank our mistress of ceremonies Michaela Pereira for her energy, style and grace.

We acknowledge again our scholarship recipients who are so impressive – Clifford Brooks, Carrine Johnson, Taylor Mills, Christopher Rodriguez, Shannon Penn and Caleb Farmer. Congratulations!

And the After Party hosted by the Young Professionals was “off the hook” into the wee hours.

Microsoft donates over $500,000 to help the organization with using Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Los Angeles, CA -- The Los Angeles Urban League announced today that it will be the first non-profit organization to receive an in-kind donation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM software in fall 2010. Microsoft has been a long-term partner of the Los Angeles Urban League and has provided over $1.1 million in contributions to the organization, with the company donating over $10 million to the National Urban League network.

“We are ecstatic to have the support of Microsoft, a IT industry leader in helping diverse populations realize their potential through the use of technology, as a partner in upgrading the League’s technology and helping us develop state-of-the-art administration and reporting of our programs and initiatives,” said Blair Taylor, League President & CEO. “At the League we are focused on providing high quality services for the citizens that we have served for almost 90 years here in Los Angeles. In the 21st Century, “high-quality” requires the best technological resources available.”

PARTNERS IN HEALTH

Aren’t you tired of having others write about us like they have walked in our shoes and lived in our communities? Isn’t it frustrating to have policy makers make decisions that affect the well being of our community and we were never included in the discussion? Well, the Urban League understands your frustrations and we are responding! The Los Angeles Urban League’s Neighborhood@Works Health team is proud to announce that we have partnered with residents of Park Mesa Heights and some dynamic UCLA Researchers to launch its first Community-Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR) project, sponsored by The California Endowment.

With the Whitney Young Jr. Dinner fast approaching, the League would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors.

Dinner Chair

Mattel

Our Major Sponsors

1. AMERICAN AIRLINES
2. AT&T
3. DICKERSON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, INC
4. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
5. JOHN C. LAW
6. MACY'S
7. NBC Universal
8. NORTHROP GRUMMAN
9. RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY
10. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
11. STARBUCKS
12. STATE FARM INSURANCE
13. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA
14. UNION BANK
15. UPS
16. US BANK
17. VERIZON
18. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
19. WELLS FARGO BANK

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Los Angeles Urban League President Blair H. Taylor talks about the improvements around Crenshaw High School with the help of Neighborhoods@Work.  Pres. Taylor was part of an all star panel featured on MSNBC's Morning Joe featuring Rev. Al Sharpton, NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and entertainer John Legend.  You can watch the full program after the jump.

Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) Youth Community Development Council

FY’ 2010

Request for Proposal

The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) Youth Community Development Council is pleased to accept applications for its first grant cycle.

What is LAUL Youth Development Council?

The LAUL Youth Community Development Council is a 14-member youth committee funded through the Youth Opportunity Movement of Los Angles and the Union Bank Foundation.  This committee is responsible for awarding $1,000 in grant funds for community service learning projects to organizations that serve the South Los Angeles Area.  Please note these are cost reimbursement projects.

Who can apply?

Focus on education solutions for urban and at risk communities with host Joe Scarborough and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, among others.

Taylor is extremely active in urban educational issues and school reform and serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership (GCEP). He will highlight the League’s successes and continued progress in urban education reform through the efforts of Neighborhoods@Work, a five-year, holistic neighborhood change model in the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood of South LA surrounding and including Crenshaw High School.

Professor Steven Goldsmith of Harvard focuses a chapter on Neighborhoods@Work in his new book - The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good. Attached is an excerpt about the League by Professor Goldsmith.