The epic outreach to vaccinate California’s most vulnerable
Maya Lau, Laura J. NelsonMarch 22, 2021 With pressure mounting for California to keep reopening schools and businesses, much is riding on the vast, wildly varied efforts of volunteers to find and vaccinate some of the state’s hardest-to-reach populations, many of whom...
LA Urban League Partners with California Health Officials to Bring COVID-19 Vaccines to South LA.
This week the Los Angeles Urban League has partnered with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to bring COVID-19 vaccines to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. With the help of community organizations such as Mothers in Action and Celebrate Life...
On the Shoulders of Greatness: How Vernon Jordan Inspired us to Lead a Life of Service
“I am here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that’s true of every Black person I know who has achieved.” -Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. This week, we mourn the passing of civil rights icon and power broker Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., who passed away on...
Top state health official gets vaccinated in Baldwin Hills, showcases FEMA pop-up site
David RosenfeldMarch 11,2021 Dr. Mark Ghaly, who leads the state’s Health and Human Services Agency, became the latest top state official to get vaccinated publicly on Thursday, March 11, when he received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a pop-up site in...
From Slave to Savior: How an African Slave Helped to Mitigate the Boston Smallpox Outbreak of 1721
African Americans have long played a pivotal role in our modern world’s many technological and scientific achievements. This past year amid a global pandemic, we found hope as Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American female scientist, stood at the forefront of...
LA Urban League Aims for Black Economic Empowerment
Nat Rubio-LichtFebruary 15, 2021 Linda Stewart’s South Central-based apparel business, Multi-Level Apparel T-Shirt Spot, was thriving. She sold custom T-shirts to schools, local sports teams and individuals planning events like family reunions. But Covid-19 shuttered...
LA Urban League Launches Virtual Construction Career Academy
Phyllis Kimber-WilcoxJanuary 27, 2021 The Urban League of Los Angeles has provided job training and employment opportunities for L.A.’s underserved communities for almost 100 years but the advent of COVID-19 has complicated this important mission. Proving necessity is...
NBC4 Video: LA Urban League Continues MLK Legacy on 100 Year Anniversary
