by Michael Lawson | Oct 2, 2021 | President Message, Education, Education & Training
In 2008, the National Urban League founded a program known as “Project Ready,” which prepares African Americans and other historically underserved youth in grades 6 -12 for college and careers. The National Urban League executes this program through our...
by Michael Lawson | Jul 31, 2021 | President Message, Education & Training
The construction industry is a $1.5 trillion industry that creates pathways into the middle class for millions of workers and continues to grow. Recently, however, there has been a disturbing rise in cases of harassment and discrimination towards African American...
by LA Urban League | Feb 17, 2020 | Career Paths, Education & Training
Los Angeles Urban League’s Construction Career Academy (CCA) held its first class of the new year this past week with a full house of diverse men and women of all ages looking to get into a construction trade. CCA and many other workforce development programs...
