by Michael Lawson | Dec 2, 2022 | President Message, Politics, Race
On December 6, the citizens of Georgia will head to the polls to decide who will represent them in the United States Senate. While this date is significant for selecting a person to represent the state of Georgia in the United States Senate, it is also an important...
by Michael Lawson | Nov 4, 2022 | President Message, Politics, Race
Elections matter. As we have learned from the past, elections have the power to change the course of history. Voter turnout for midterm elections is historically lower than in general elections, but midterm elections are just as important as general elections. Between...
by Michael Lawson | Sep 9, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Race
In May 1946, Albert Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate to visit Lincoln University, located outside of Philadelphia, PA, the first degree-granting black college in the United States. During his visit, Einstein spoke on the dreadful State of race relations...
by LA Urban League | Jun 25, 2022 | Race
Next week on Thursday, June 30, the Los Angeles Urban League will host the 47th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year’s honoree is one of the civil rights movement’s leading activists and strategists who worked directly with...
by Michael Lawson | Jun 3, 2022 | President Message, Advocacy, Race
In 1966, on the eve of the Summer of Love in San Francisco, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense began as a small community organization. The founders were Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Under California law, it was legal to carry guns in public as long as the...
by Michael Lawson | Dec 11, 2021 | President Message, Education, Education & Training, Race
The United States imprisons more of its population than any other country, and California leads the nation in the number of juveniles kept behind bars. While juvenile incarceration in California has been trending down for decades, the grossly disproportionate rate of...
