by LA Urban League | Jul 6, 2021 | In The News
By ANOUSHA SAKOUIJuly 5, 2021 When Chloé Zhao was nominated for best film editing at this year’s Academy Awards, it boosted the chances that her movie, “Nomadland,” would win best picture. The Oscar win continued a long-running streak. Every best-picture winner since...
by LA Urban League | Jun 24, 2021 | In The News
By ERIN B. LOGANJUNE 18, 2021 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced the formation of an advisory commission that would develop and advocate for a pilot reparations program targeted at a cohort of Black Angelenos. The city had previously dedicated...
by LA Urban League | May 4, 2021 | In The News
Elise Buick, Michael LawsonMay 3, 2021 In issuing a call for drastic steps to “decompress” Skid Row, U.S. Federal Judge David Carter was spot on with his analysis of the historical failings that have allowed this societal problem to fester on Los Angeles’ doorstep....
by LA Urban League | Mar 22, 2021 | In The News
Maya Lau, Laura J. NelsonMarch 22, 2021 With pressure mounting for California to keep reopening schools and businesses, much is riding on the vast, wildly varied efforts of volunteers to find and vaccinate some of the state’s hardest-to-reach populations, many of whom...
by LA Urban League | Mar 11, 2021 | In The News
David RosenfeldMarch 11,2021 Dr. Mark Ghaly, who leads the state’s Health and Human Services Agency, became the latest top state official to get vaccinated publicly on Thursday, March 11, when he received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a pop-up site in...
by LA Urban League | Feb 17, 2021 | In The News
Nat Rubio-LichtFebruary 15, 2021 Linda Stewart’s South Central-based apparel business, Multi-Level Apparel T-Shirt Spot, was thriving. She sold custom T-shirts to schools, local sports teams and individuals planning events like family reunions. But Covid-19 shuttered...
