by Michael Lawson | Jul 2, 2021 | President Message, Education
As America celebrates its anniversary of independence from British rule this weekend, we must note how far we have come and how far we still have to go. In the words of Frederick Douglas, “The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence,...
by Michael Lawson | May 22, 2021 | President Message, Education
In two weeks, on Friday, June 4th, Los Angeles Urban League and Black College Expo™ will host our second annual Black High School Graduation: Rites of Passage. We hope you will join us live online as we livestream and celebrate Black Excellence with our...
by Michael Lawson | Aug 22, 2020 | Education, President Message
This week Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the nation’s second-largest school district, started online classes for more than 600,000 students. LAUSD and the teachers’ union, the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), recently agreed on new...
by MAL-JDG | May 7, 2020 | Education, Politics, Race
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes increasingly deadly, it is clear that its disproportionate effect on African Americans has highlighted yet another consequence of institutionalized racism in America. Less attention has been paid as to why the same historical...
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...
by Michael Lawson | Mar 26, 2020 | Education
My wife, Mattie McFadden Lawson, and I recently had the honor of traveling to Montgomery, Alabama, where we visited for the first time, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National Museum for Peace and Justice, both of which were born out...
