A Letter to Mayor Garcetti: A First Step in Combating Anti-Black Racism
Dear Mr. Mayor, We have not seen a pandemic of the scale, swiftness, and severity of COVID-19 in over a century. But the virus of police violence against Black people has been with us for too long and is nothing new. While the current public health crisis is the...
Los Angeles Urban League Addresses Protests Related to the Murder of George Floyd at the Hands of Police
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 Arbery protected by the complicit eyes of justice. These protests deserve full-throated...Los Angeles Urban League Addresses Protests Related to the Murder of George Floyd at the Hands of Police
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 Arbery protected by the complicit eyes of justice. These protests deserve full-throated...
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, Ms. Page screamed, and both she and Mr. Rowland ran out...
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United States Senator Kamala Harris Joins the Los Angeles Urban League and the Black College Expo to Celebrate Black High School Graduates In The United States of America
United States Senator Kamala Harris, National Urban League president Marc Morial, legendary singer Chaka Khan, comedian Kel Mitchell and California State University at Dominguez Hill president Thomas Parham, Phd. join Black College Expo™ and the Los Angeles Urban...
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 attention has been paid as to why the same historical...LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE AWARDED $20,000 BANK OF AMERICA GRANT
FOR COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) announced that its long-term donor, Bank of America, has awarded the LAUL a $20,000 grant to support its efforts to provide critical services to minority and women owned small businesses and...