Los Angeles Urban League Addresses Protests Related to the Murder of George Floyd at the Hands of Police
https://youtu.be/3hHxjyXFfVk 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...
Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Ninety-nine years ago, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31st, 1921, a 19-year-old African American named Dick Rowland walked into an elevator operated by a 17-year-old white woman named Sarah Page. A few minutes later,...
Institutionalized Racism is a National Security Threat
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes increasingly deadly, it is clear that its disproportionate effect on African Americans has highlighted yet another consequence of institutionalized racism in America. Less...
Make Black Count in 2020 Census
Every ten years, America stops what it is doing and counts the number of people within its borders. This is not just an exercise to see how many people live in the United States; this is the tool by which...
President’s Letter: African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Covid-19
The Los Angeles Urban League is working with our public, private and governmental partners to increase Covid-19 testing and to provide more healthcare resources to our communities. As more Covid-19 statistics on...
Los Angeles Urban League Urges DOL Not to Abandon Equal Opportunity Protections
Statement from Michael Lawson, President & CEO of Los Angeles Urban League Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) suspended equal opportunity protections for companies contracting with the...
6 Ways to help your favorite restaurant survive coronavirus
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced a “Safer at Home” order, which effectively closes all nonessential businesses in the city to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Fortunately, restaurants,...
A Visit to the Equal Justice Institute The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration And the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery Alabama
My wife, Mattie McFadden Lawson, and I recently had the honor of traveling to Montgomery, Alabama, where we visited for the first time, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National...
New California Poll finds African Americans favor Bernie Sanders; Have Low Opinion of Donald Trump
African Americans in California want Bernie Sanders to be the next President of the United States according to a new statewide poll released this week. While Sanders enjoys strong support among people of color in...
How Race Impacts Health Care, Maternal, And Infant Health
It is racism, not race itself, that is the driving force behind disparately high rates of maternal and infant deaths among African Americans, fueled by both explicit and implicit bias. Income level, education, and...