by Communications Team | Sep 22, 2023 | Programs, Business, Entrepreneurship, In The News
“At the Los Angeles Urban League, we actively seek partners who possess a deep understanding of the challenges confronting Black and Brown entrepreneurs and small business owners. That is why the development of the IDEAS program and our collaboration with Intuit is so...
by LaCora Stephens | Aug 26, 2023 | National Urban League
Congratulations to the Entire Team for the Wonderful Success. The Los Angeles Urban League represented at the 2023 National Urban League Conference. This annual event is the pinnacle of civil rights discourse, designed to advance America’s conversation about...
by Michael Lawson | Jan 29, 2022 | Business
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately devastating impact on minority and women-owned entrepreneurs in general, and the implications for Black-owned business owners have been even more devastating. In 2020 Black business ownership rates dropped over 40%,...
by Michael Lawson | Oct 23, 2021 | President Message, Business
This past Wednesday, the Los Angeles Urban League and Wells Fargo Bank held a joint press conference to announce Wells Fargo’s grant of one million dollars to support the Los Angeles Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center and general operations. In the...
by Michael Lawson | Jun 5, 2021 | President Message, Business, Housing
Next week on June 10, the Los Angeles Urban League will host the third installment of our Black Wealth Attainment and Retention Program (BWAARP). This program will discuss the strategy for building a foundation for rebuilding black wealth through homeownership and...
by Michael Lawson | Apr 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Business, Education, Health, Housing
Every ten years, America stops what it is doing and counts the number of people within its borders. This is not just an exercise to see how many people live in the United States; this is the tool by which political power and financial resources are allocated...