Justice is Served
This week, the Glynn County court found Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. guilty of the felony murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The verdict gave the Arbery family, Glynn County, the State...
Prosecutors Need to Take Another Look at Excessive Prison Sentences
California houses the second largest prison population in the United States behind Texas and the largest population of people serving long-term sentences. Due to decades of tough-on-crime policies from...
Racism Impacts Premature Birth Rates
According to a recent study by the March of Dimes, in the United States, African American women have a higher rate of infant and maternal mortality than other women regardless of socioeconomic status. In...
Cal Grants Need Reform
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Urban League joined a broad coalition of student-led advocacy groups, California Community Colleges, higher education stakeholders, and the business community to call on Gov....
LAUL Entrepreneurship Center Gets Investment From Wells Fargo Bank
This past Wednesday, the Los Angeles Urban League and Wells Fargo Bank held a joint press conference to announce Wells Fargo's grant of one million dollars to support the Los Angeles Urban League's...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In April of 2014 doctors diagnosed my sister with stage three breast cancer. She was only 31 years old at the time and had just left her job in banking to start her own business. Luckily for our family, California...
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day
On October 8, President Biden became the first U.S. President to formally recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. This federal holiday celebrates and honors Native American peoples and...
Righting the Wrong of Bruce’s Beach
In 1912, Willa Bruce purchased two lots of land along what is known as the Strand in Manhattan Beach. It was here that Willa and Charles Bruce would run their lodge, cafe, and dance hall. A destination of...
Supporting Our Youth Through Project Ready
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...
LA Votes to Protect our Communities and Phase Out Oil Drilling
Last week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion brought by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Keuhl to phase out oil drilling in Los Angeles, including the African American...