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,...
by Michael Lawson | Jan 22, 2022 | Housing, President Message
This past Monday, I had the honor of celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the leadership of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its affiliate, the Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), and several other community leaders at 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...
