Our right to vote is the fabric of this democracy. On this anniversary of #bloodysunday , as some states seek to disrupt what is due to each American under the law, disproportionately targeting the black community and other communities of color, we remember all of those that fought for our rights like #JohnLewis as we continue his vision and our mission ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

⬇️Repost from The National Urban League
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Today is the anniversary of #BloodySunday, a fateful Sunday in 1965 when #JohnLewis and countless freedom fighters literally bled for the right to vote.

We lift up their courage and sacrifice as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge toward the state capitol only to be met by violent state troopers.

This is also the first Bloody Sunday without #JohnLewis physically here with us.

At the time of this Bloody Sunday, at least 28 states have introduced voter suppression bills that make it harder for people to vote, bills that disproportionately target Black voters.

The fight for full voting rights is hardly over. This is why Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would require any state with a history of voting discrimination within the past 25 years to seek federal approval before making any changes to its voting procedures, among other key protections.

The fight continues ✊🏾. ... See more

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As we continue to celebrate 100 years of the Los Angeles Urban League, it seems only fitting that for the first week of women's history month, we honor the woman who helped to shape our history here in Los Angeles. ⁠
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Because of Katherine J. Barr's leadership, we celebrate not just our centennial but the generations of impact we have been able to achieve for our community in our fight for social and economic justice.

Learn more about our history by staying current with our centennial celebration ⤵️

https://laul.org/centennial/

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Even while more vaccine doses become available, we continue to see how this virus has devasted OUR community. As new variants continue to emerge, WE MUST continue to do our part!⁠
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☑️ WEAR A MASK⁠
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It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Vernon Jordan, a leader of our movement even beyond his time of serving as the National Urban League President and CEO. We have lost a great trailblazer whose presence will be deeply missed 🕊 ... See more

🙏🏾Today we mourn the passing of Vernon Jordan, who served as President and CEO of the National Urban League from 1971-1981.

“The nation has lost one of its greatest champions of racial and economic justice. He was a transformational leader who brought the movement into a new era. He was a personal mentor and dear friend. His passing leaves a tremendous void that can never be filled.

“Vernon assumed leadership of the National Urban League at a crucial moment in history, after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and the Fair Housing Act. The broad, legal goals of the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement had been achieved. His mission, as he saw it, was to empower Black Americans to realize the promise of these victories. In his words, “Black people today can check into any hotel in America, but most do not have the wherewithal to check out.”

Read the full statement: https://nul.org/
https://nul.org/news/national-urban-league-grieves-passing-of-former-president-vernon-jordan. ... See more

Join us this Wednesday, March 3rd! RSVP below ⤵️

In honor of Women’s History Month, this month’s Building Bridges theme is “How Female Leadership Impacts Our Communities”.

Join us this Wednesday, March 3rd at 11 AM PT, for a conversation on how female leaders are making a difference in diverse communities across Southern California and beyond.

We will be joined by our Building Bridges partners: Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) , Jewish Center for Justice , and Los Angeles Urban League

RSVP here: tiny.cc/7nxqtz

#CAUSE #CAUSEempower #MultiethnicCommunityPoll #multiethnic #WomensHistoryMonth #womenleaders ... See more

We know accountability is essential for progress. That's why we are pleased to partner with @Jfedla and the @pat_brown_institute for Public Affairs for 'The First 100 Days: The Impact in Los Angeles'. Join us for this important and thoughtful discussion on the first 100 days of the new administration and the perspectives of both the Black and Jewish communities here in Los Angeles.

Register @ the link below ⤵️

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From the southside of Chicago to the White House, we begin Women's History Month, with these words of motivation from our forever First Lady Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama. ⁠
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Far more than just our former first lady, Michelle is an accomplished attorney, having received TWO Ivy League degrees ( @Princeton AND @Harvard ), she is also a best-selling author and a true champion of the movement, advocating for the rights of women, families, and education during her time in the White House. ⁠
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First Lady Michelle Obama continues to inspire us each and every day 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 ... See more

"We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice. There should be no indulgence in undue eulogy of the Negro. The case of the Negro is well taken care of when it is shown how he has influenced the development of civilization." The remarks of Carter G. Woodson, written in the 1927 Negro History Week circular.

Considered the "Father of Black History", it is because of the resilience and perseverance of Carter G. Woodson that we celebrate Black History Month and that he will forever remain a trailblazing figure of that which is OUR U.S. HISTORY ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ... See more

Very little is known of Moses Simon, believed to be the first African American lawyer and graduate of Yale.

Based on records it is believed that Simons was the son of a Jewish man and African American mother, also potentially making him the first Jewish graduate of Yale. Entering Yale University in 1805, he would graduate 65 years before the graduation of Edward Alexander Bouchet, Yale's first black Ph.D. graduate.

Simons, after passing the NY bar would go on to practice law until 1818 when in an altercation he was fined and convicted. It is because of that incident that his records were preserved in history so that we could one day know that he was indeed the first but not the last.

Moses Simons represents one of the many pioneers in our history who set out to achieve beyond the limitations of society. It's because of them that we can ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ... See more