New SBA Partnership to Benefit Minority-Owned Businesses in Los Angeles
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately devastating impact on minority and women-owned entrepreneurs in general, and the implications for Black-owned business owners have been even more devastating. In 2020 Black business ownership rates dropped over 40%,...
Addressing Our Homeless Crisis
This past Monday, I had the honor of celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the leadership of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its affiliate, the Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), and several other community leaders at the...
The Violence That Took Officer Arroyos Must Stop
Today, the Los Angeles Urban League is asking everyone to take a moment to silently mourn the death of Office Fernando Arroyos of the Los Angeles Police Department. On Monday evening of this week, 27-year-old Fernando Arroyos and his girlfriend were house-hunting in...
New Year. New Policing Laws.
This new year brings new policing laws and an unfortunate number of instances that deepen the need for a systemic change in how our police interact with the citizens they have sworn to serve. Last year, California passed the following laws related to policing, which...
2021 A Year in Review
This past year, we began celebrating our 100 years of service in Los Angeles by renewing our promise and commitment to do all that we can to increase the economic, educational, and supportive services opportunities available to the brothers and sisters in the...
Invest in Programs Not Prisons
The United States imprisons more of its population than any other country, and California leads the nation in the number of juveniles kept behind bars. While juvenile incarceration in California has been trending down for decades, the grossly disproportionate rate of...
Recognizing Ellen Garrison Clark
This December marks 129 years since the passing of Ellen Garrison Clark, a Black anti-slavery activist, civil rights advocate, and educator. Ms. Ellen Garrison Clark was born free in Concord, Mass., on April 24, 1823, owned by no one. She used her position to travel...
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 of Georgia, the United States, and the...