Los Angeles Urban League Honors Civil Rights Leader Reverend James Lawson at 47th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner
Rev. Lawson is one of the Civil Rights Movement’s leading activists, theoreticians, and tacticians of nonviolence within the movement. He worked directly with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to train students and volunteers in nonviolent direct action and helped...
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 church in Laguna Woods in Orange County, CA. Another...
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, particularly in Los Angeles, should not be forgotten. In...
UC and CSU are unaffordable, and a 4-year degree isn’t the only way to succeed, Californians say in poll
MAY 9, 2022TERESA WATANABE Most Californians believe the University of California and California State University are unaffordable, and they highly value community colleges and vocational training as alternative paths to career success, according to a statewide poll...
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 firestorm of protest across the county. We have...
30 Years Ago: The LA Uprising
April 29 marks the 30th anniversary of the LA Uprising of 1992. The acquittal of four LAPD Police officers for the beating of Rodney King and the suspended sentence of Soon Ja Du, a 51-year-old Korean-American convenience store owner who was tried and convicted of...
Protecting Our Vote
Historic voter turnout in the 2020 election sparked the beginning of one of the most dangerous partisan attacks on voting rights in American history. Fueled by the “Big Lie” and a record number of voters from communities of color using mail-in ballots and...
30 Years After Devastating LA Uprisings, Black And Korean American Leaders Plan A Show Of Unity
Black and Korean American leaders on Tuesday announced plans to hold a joint event on April 29 — that’s the anniversary of the acquittal of four officers accused of beating Rodney King. That verdict set off nearly a week of unrest and violence. READ...