LAUL In The News
NBC4 Video: LA Urban League Continues MLK Legacy on 100 Year Anniversary
https://youtu.be/CabFdSl4Fps
Career-shaming talented Biden appointees of color has to stop
By Michael A. LawsonDecember 16, 2020 As I watch nominees and appointees announced by the Biden-Harris transition team get maligned in the press and on social media for their past work in the private sector, I’m...
LAUSD must be bold, not stagnant, on adapting to coronavirus
By VANESSA ARAMAYO and MICHAEL LAWSON September 23, 2020 at 9:54 a.m. Los Angeles County officials have opened the door for students with disabilities and English language learners to return to campus for small,...
Alex Padilla on Making Your Vote Count in November
Steven Mirkin August 31, 2020 For most people, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day. But California Secretary of State Alex Padilla — the official charged with running California’s election — says it should more...
LA Sentinel: LAUSD Owes Black Students and Families More
Los Angeles Sentinel Dr. Ana F. Ponce and Michael Lawson August 13, 2020 The tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and others have illuminated, yet again, the realities of...
LA Times: Hollywood’s entertainment industry unions have a whiteness problem
8/13/2020 Los Angeles Times ANOUSHA SAKOUI It took April Chaney nine years working as a makeup artist before her union would accept her. She needed to pay the $6,000 fee to get entry into the circle of workers...
Press releases
Los Angeles Urban League and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in Partnership With the Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles Hosted a Webinar on the 2020 Elections
Moderated by Michael Lawson, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, with California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, serving as the keynote speaker, the virtual event provided the audience with...
CEDAR SINAI AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY AWARD THE LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE A $75,000.00 GRANT
Cedar Sinai and Ford Motor Company awarded the Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) a $75,000.00 grant. The grant will provide support for the Los Angeles Urban League Emergency Business Assistance Program. In...
Los Angeles Urban League Addresses Protests Related to the Murder of George Floyd at the Hands of Police
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...
United States Senator Kamala Harris Joins the Los Angeles Urban League and the Black College Expo to Celebrate Black High School Graduates In The United States of America
United States Senator Kamala Harris, National Urban League president Marc Morial, legendary singer Chaka Khan, comedian Kel Mitchell and California State University at Dominguez Hill president Thomas Parham, Phd....