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Shame on Kroger for Closing LA Area Stores
The announced closures of five grocery stores in the Los Angeles area by Cincinnati-based Kroger is a shameful and callous act of corporate greed. Kroger made the announcements shortly after the Cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles voted to provide frontline grocery...
Protecting Voting Rights in the New Jim Crow Era
Last week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a shameful law that places Jim Crow era-like restrictions on voting and gives unconscionable oversight and control over the very elections that determine their fate.
‘So be it! See To It!’, Honoring the Everlasting Legacy of Octavia Butler
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we cannot help but marvel at the once-in-a-lifetime literary mind of Octavia Butler. Her sci-fi novels transported us through different worlds and realities and continue to remind us that time is what you make of it. Passing away...
LA Urban League Partners with California Health Officials to Bring COVID-19 Vaccines to South LA.
Given our history with the American healthcare system, this mistrust is understandable. In this instance, however, our doubt is misplaced. The COVID-19 vaccines currently available are safe and effective according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health authorities worldwide.
On the Shoulders of Greatness: How Vernon Jordan Inspired us to Lead a Life of Service
"I am here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every Black person I know who has achieved." -Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. This week, we mourn the passing of civil rights icon and power broker Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., who passed away on Monday, March 1,...
From Slave to Savior: How an African Slave Helped to Mitigate the Boston Smallpox Outbreak of 1721
African Americans have long played a pivotal role in our modern world's many technological and scientific achievements. This past year amid a global pandemic, we found hope as Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American female scientist, stood at the forefront of the...
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