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MLK was a Force for Change in Education and Workforce Development

MLK was a Force for Change in Education and Workforce Development

by Michael Lawson | Jan 13, 2023 | President Message, Advocacy, Education

This Monday, January 16, we will again celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights and social justice champion in the US and beyond. The outstanding work of Rev. Dr. King transformed society for the better and continues to...
L.A. City Councilmembers Martinez, Cedillo, and De Leon Must Resign

L.A. City Councilmembers Martinez, Cedillo, and De Leon Must Resign

by Michael Lawson | Oct 10, 2022 | Advocacy, Politics, President Message, Press Releases

The Los Angeles Urban League calls for the immediate resignation of former Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, and Kevin de León after a recording came to light where the three (3) members of the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles County...
Vote YES on Proposition LH

Vote YES on Proposition LH

by Michael Lawson | Sep 17, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Housing, Politics

In 1949, Congress passed the Federal Housing Act of 1949, which banned explicit racial segregation in public housing nationwide. Following the passage of this legislation, a housing authority in Eureka, CA, sought federal money to build low-income housing. However,...
United Together – Black & Jewish Relations

United Together – Black & Jewish Relations

by Michael Lawson | Sep 9, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Race

In May 1946, Albert Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate to visit Lincoln University, located outside of Philadelphia, PA, the first degree-granting black college in the United States. During his visit, Einstein spoke on the dreadful State of race relations...
We Need More Gun Regulation NOW!

We Need More Gun Regulation NOW!

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...
Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Black Woman Nominated to the Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Black Woman Nominated to the Supreme Court

by Michael Lawson | Mar 5, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Politics

On February 25, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the...
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