by Michael Lawson | Jun 10, 2022 | President Message
On June 19, our nation will officially recognize our second Independence Day – Juneteenth, which was signed into law in 2021 by President Biden as a national holiday. While we enjoy the cookouts, get-togethers, and parades around the nation, we must not lose sight of...
by Michael Lawson | Jun 3, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Race
In 1966, on the eve of the Summer of Love in San Francisco, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense began as a small community organization. The founders were Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Under California law, it was legal to carry guns in public as long as the...
by Michael Lawson | May 27, 2022 | President Message
This Saturday, the California Primary Election begins with early voting at polling stations located throughout Los Angeles County. Angelenos will have an opportunity to vote on three city-wide offices, including the mayor, city attorney, city controller, and...
by Michael Lawson | May 20, 2022 | President Message
This past week our nation’s collective hearts were broken, once again, by mass shootings motivated by racial and ethnic hatred. One gunman sought to kill members of a Taiwanese religious congregation attending church in Laguna Woods in Orange County, CA. Another...
by Michael Lawson | May 7, 2022 | President Message
This week Justice Alito’s draft of an opinion supporting the reversal of Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public in what appears to be a violation of the Supreme Court’s internal procedures, creating a firestorm of protest across the county. We have...
