by Michael Lawson | May 29, 2021 | President Message, Race
Monday, May 31, will mark 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre when white vigilantes descended upon Tulsa’s Greenwood District, destroying one of the most affluent and prosperous African American communities in the United States. At 107 years old, Viola...
by Michael Lawson | Apr 24, 2021 | President Message, Advocacy, Race
Guilty on all charges. On April 20, 2021, after 44 witnesses and 15 days of testimony, we held a collective breath while waiting for the jury to render its verdict on Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd by grinding his knee into the back of...
by Michael Lawson | Apr 17, 2021 | President Message, Politics, Race
This week Maryland took a bold and essential step toward meaningful police reform. The Maryland legislature overrode the Republican governor’s veto and adopted landmark legislation that will set new rules regarding the use of force, establish new investigative...
by LA Urban League | Jun 14, 2020 | Advocacy, Race
More than 100 authors across Africa have penned an open letter to voice support for US protesters seeking police reforms and justice for George Floyd’s killing. The authors offer support for the Black Lives Matter movement and urge more action by the African...
by Michael Lawson | May 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Race
The Los Angeles Urban League stands shoulder to shoulder with the protests fueled by the ruthless murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police, and of Ahmaud Arbery protected by the complicit eyes of justice. These protests deserve full-throated...
by Michael Lawson | May 29, 2020 | Race
Ninety-nine years ago, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31st, 1921, a 19-year-old African American named Dick Rowland walked into an elevator operated by a 17-year-old white woman named Sarah Page. A few minutes later, Ms. Page screamed, and both she and Mr. Rowland ran out...
