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...
by MAL-JDG | May 7, 2020 | Education, Politics, Race
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes increasingly deadly, it is clear that its disproportionate effect on African Americans has highlighted yet another consequence of institutionalized racism in America. Less attention has been paid as to why the same historical...
