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Karen Bass takes over a Los Angeles divided by crisis

Karen Bass takes over a Los Angeles divided by crisis

by LA Urban League | Dec 13, 2022 | In The News

Reis ThebaultDecember 11, 2022 LOS ANGELES — It was one month before a momentous mayoral election here and the nation’s second-largest city was in disarray. A now-infamous audio recording had just surfaced, capturing four of the most powerful Latino leaders in Los...
How Black-Brown Unity In LA Can Survive City Council Racism Scandal

How Black-Brown Unity In LA Can Survive City Council Racism Scandal

by LA Urban League | Oct 13, 2022 | In The News

Oct 13, 2022Leslie Berestein Rojas The racist comments at a meeting attended by three Los Angeles City Council members and a local labor official, all of them Latino, that were revealed in leaked audio included offensive remarks about Black people, including a...
Hate crimes on the rise: Urban League working to curb stats

Hate crimes on the rise: Urban League working to curb stats

by LA Urban League | Sep 15, 2022 | In The News

September 15, 2022Lisa Fitch It has been 21 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that led to the fall of the Twin Towers in New York City, the destruction of the Pentagon and the plane crash in Pennsylvania. That day marks one of the most heinous hate crimes...
Ri-Karlo Handy Reflects On Disparity In Diversifying Hollywood, Barriers For New Talent & “High-Touch Solutions”

Ri-Karlo Handy Reflects On Disparity In Diversifying Hollywood, Barriers For New Talent & “High-Touch Solutions”

by LA Urban League | Jun 18, 2022 | In The News

June 18, 2022Ri-Karlo Handy Two years ago, following George Floyd’s horrifying murder and civil unrest that followed, every industry including Hollywood scrambled to solve for their lack of diversity. Various IATSE locals formed diversity committees for the first...
UC and CSU are unaffordable, and a 4-year degree isn’t the only way to succeed, Californians say in poll

UC and CSU are unaffordable, and a 4-year degree isn’t the only way to succeed, Californians say in poll

by LA Urban League | May 9, 2022 | In The News

MAY 9, 2022TERESA WATANABE Most Californians believe the University of California and California State University are unaffordable, and they highly value community colleges and vocational training as alternative paths to career success, according to a statewide poll...
How Black-Brown Unity In LA Can Survive City Council Racism Scandal

30 Years After Devastating LA Uprisings, Black And Korean American Leaders Plan A Show Of Unity

by LA Urban League | Apr 20, 2022 | In The News

Black and Korean American leaders on Tuesday announced plans to hold a joint event on April 29 — that’s the anniversary of the acquittal of four officers accused of beating Rodney King. That verdict set off nearly a week of unrest and violence. READ...
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