Vote YES on Proposition LH
In 1949, Congress passed the Federal Housing Act of 1949, which banned explicit racial segregation in public housing nationwide. Following the passage of this legislation, a housing authority in Eureka, CA, sought...
United Together – Black & Jewish Relations
In May 1946, Albert Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate to visit Lincoln University, located outside of Philadelphia, PA, the first degree-granting black college in the United States. During his visit,...
Taking Flight in Honor of Bessie Coleman
On August 8, American Airlines operated a flight from Dallas to Phoenix with an all-black female flight crew in honor of the aviation trailblazer, Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman in the...
Black and Brown Unity is Needed
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that two of California's most significant cases of racial bias brought by the federal government in the last decade alleged widespread abuse of hundreds of Black employees...
Youth Explore Opportunities in Oceanography
During the first week of August, Los Angeles Urban League and Urban Bridge Builders hosted an energetic and eager group of students for a five-day Oceanography Camp in San Diego. Students from all over Los Angeles...
Torrance PD Must Be Held Accountable
In 2018, two Torrance Police Officers were accused of conspiring with a towing company to paint a swastika on the backseat of a car owned by Kiley Swain, a Redondo Beach resident, and blamed the act on the tow...
We Must Stay Vigilant Against COVID-19
As of this week, almost 10 million (9,871,930) Californians have contracted the Omicron Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Experts have said the latest fast-spreading variant, BA.5, can replicate itself far more...
Challenges Facing Black Foster Youth
The Los Angeles Urban League recently conducted a study on the challenges facing Black foster youth in Los Angeles County. The study concluded that while numerous city and county-wide programs are available for...
In Honor of the Los Angeles Urban League Guild
Volunteers are a vital resource for any organization, and the Los Angeles Urban League is proud and honored to have The Guild, an exceptional volunteer organization, dedicated to our mission. Guild volunteers, or...
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...
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