Remembering Vincent Chin
This past week marks 40 years since the brutal murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, at the hands of two white autoworkers in Detroit, Michigan. On June 23, 1982, Ronald Ebens, a 43-year-old Chrysler plant...
LA Urban League Honors Rev. James M. Lawson
Next week on Thursday, June 30, the Los Angeles Urban League will host the 47th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year’s honoree is one of the civil rights movement’s...
Redlining and Its Impact on Black America
During the 1930s Great Depression, the mortgage lending markets were a mess, with thousands of homeowners defaulting on their mortgages daily. In 1933 half of all mortgages in America were in arrears. President...
Juneteenth: A Celebration and Commemoration
On June 19, our nation will officially recognize our second Independence Day – Juneteenth, which was signed into law in 2021 by President Biden as a national holiday. While we enjoy the cookouts, get-togethers,...
2022 Los Angeles Black High School Graduation
Last Friday, we had the honor and privilege of hosting our 2022 Los Angeles Black High School Graduation at the Historic First AME Church. The event brought together community members, civic leaders, and high...
We Need More Gun Regulation NOW!
In 1966, on the eve of the Summer of Love in San Francisco, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense began as a small community organization. The founders were Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Under California law, it...
When We Vote We Honor Our Ancestors
This Saturday, the California Primary Election begins with early voting at polling stations located throughout Los Angeles County. Angelenos will have an opportunity to vote on three city-wide offices,...
Together We Must End Mass Shootings
This past week our nation's collective hearts were broken, once again, by mass shootings motivated by racial and ethnic hatred. One gunman sought to kill members of a Taiwanese religious congregation attending...
Remembering Onie B. Granville, Founder of First Black-Owned Commercial Bank in California
During the 1960s, America underwent massive social, political, and economic changes. When many banks shunned African Americans, Onie Burnett Granville saw an opportunity to make a difference, and his impact,...
Justice Alito’s Opinion on Roe v. Wade is Dangerous for Women
This week Justice Alito's draft of an opinion supporting the reversal of Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public in what appears to be a violation of the Supreme Court's internal procedures, creating a...