President’s Letter: African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Covid-19
The Los Angeles Urban League is working with our public, private and governmental partners to increase Covid-19 testing and to provide more healthcare resources to our communities. As more Covid-19 statistics on race start to come out across the nation we can see...
Los Angeles Urban League Urges DOL Not to Abandon Equal Opportunity Protections
Statement from Michael Lawson, President & CEO of Los Angeles Urban League Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) suspended equal opportunity protections for companies contracting with the federal government in response to coronavirus relief...
6 Ways to help your favorite restaurant survive coronavirus
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced a “Safer at Home” order, which effectively closes all nonessential businesses in the city to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Fortunately, restaurants, cafes and markets are considered essential and can remain...A Visit to the Equal Justice Institute The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration And the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery Alabama
My wife, Mattie McFadden Lawson, and I recently had the honor of traveling to Montgomery, Alabama, where we visited for the first time, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National Museum for Peace and Justice, both of which were born out...
New California Poll finds African Americans favor Bernie Sanders; Have Low Opinion of Donald Trump
African Americans in California want Bernie Sanders to be the next President of the United States according to a new statewide poll released this week. While Sanders enjoys strong support among people of color in California, African Americans were the most negative...
How Race Impacts Health Care, Maternal, And Infant Health
It is racism, not race itself, that is the driving force behind disparately high rates of maternal and infant deaths among African Americans, fueled by both explicit and implicit bias. Income level, education, and socio-economic status are not protective factors as...
Video ABC7: Los Angeles Urban League and Better Youth Launch Backstage Careers Program
South LA Construction Career Academy Prepares Students for In Demand Construction Jobs
Los Angeles Urban League’s Construction Career Academy (CCA) held its first class of the new year this past week with a full house of diverse men and women of all ages looking to get into a construction trade. CCA and many other workforce development programs...