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 foster youth to access services, the demand far exceeds...
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 Guilders, are the heart and soul of the Urban League...
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 supervisor, and his 22-year-old stepson Michael Nitz, a...
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 leading activists and strategists who worked directly with...
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 Roosevelt’s New Deal included the creation of the...
Ri-Karlo Handy Reflects On Disparity In Diversifying Hollywood, Barriers For New Talent & “High-Touch Solutions”
June 18, 2022Ri-Karlo Handy Two years ago, following George Floyd’s horrifying murder and civil unrest that followed, every industry including Hollywood scrambled to solve for their lack of diversity. Various IATSE locals formed diversity committees for the first...
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, and parades around the nation, we must not lose sight of...
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 school graduates throughout Los Angeles as we celebrated...