The Los Angeles Urban League extends its deepest condolences to the Jackson family at this time of sorrow and loss. Michael Jackson’s timeless legacy in the entertainment industry will endure as an intergenerational tribute to his talent and genius.
Los Angeles Urban League CEO Blair Taylor spoke at a news conference condemning the racial violence against Chanisse Davy, an African American woman living in Duarte, calling it “simply unacceptable.”
Are you ready for the switch to total Digital TV tomorrow? Change starts 12:01 am Fri., June 12th.
By 11:00 am Friday if you do not have digital TVs or conversion boxes hooked up to analog TVs, there will be SNOW!
Help yourself, but also look out for our seniors – those who might not know they need help with this. LA Urban League is offering help locally; call 323.292.8111. Call FCC nationwide 1-888-CALL-FCC.
Judge Sotomayor has demonstrated excellence and distinction as a trial attorney and she has compiled an extensive record of judicial expertise. Judge Sotomayor possesses the real-life experience that President Obama has determined will be critical to the new Associate Justice, who will be called upon to apply the law in a manner reflective of everyday lives and circumstances.
In making a determination on whether to support a federal judicial nomination, the major concern of the Los Angeles Urban League is whether the nominee’s record demonstrates an understanding of the need to continue the fight for African Americans and other minorities so as to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. Throughout our history the courts have played an unparalleled role in ensuring that the most underserved in our communities would have the hope of achieving equal opportunity. Like many of the constituents we serve, Judge Sotomayor’s record indicates that she has overcome innumerable obstacles on her way to achievement. She is an inspiring woman whose record reflects a commitment to equality.
Even as we face extraordinary fiscal and community challenges here in California, we are continually inspired by President Obama’s willingness to expand opportunity for all Americans and to ensure that new voices and points of view will be heard throughout government and the judiciary.
The Los Angeles Urban League joins the chorus of leaders and organizations that are urging the U.S. Senate to move Judge Sotomayor’s nomination forward expeditiously.
Our own President, Blair Taylor will be a panelist discussing a film written, produced and directed by Tavis Smiley. The documentary explores the complexities of the Black male experience in America.
STAND will be shown to the public on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 2:00 p.m. at West Angeles Cathedral, 3600 S. Crenshaw Boulevard. Mr. Taylor and others will discuss the film immediately following.
More than 145 African American men dispelled the prevailing myths of cultural biases by showing up for free prostate cancer screenings and private medical evaluations held on Saturday, May 2 at the Los Angeles Urban League’s Milken Center on Crenshaw Blvd. The event was hosted by the League in partnership with Real Men Cook Foundation and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Men stood in line for up to two hours before the doors opened for the screenings. They stood in line with the support of wives, girlfriends, best friends and partners. Most admitted that this was their first screening.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and can be cured if detected early. African American men have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. Since the 2006 launch of Neighborhoods@Work, the Los Angeles Urban League has a stronger focus on health education and wellness. The League is addressing some of the most pressing health-care concerns facing African Americans today. Studies show that Black men are at a higher risk for developing prostate cancer and dying from the illness because they often lack access to routine health care.
Future free prostate cancer screenings are planned. Further suggestions are welcome on the comments.
KJLH radio station’s 9th annual Women’s Health Forum was held at the LA Convention Center on Saturday. A vast array of traditional and unconventional women’s health issues were addressed at the Forum, ranging from Healthy Relationships to Financial Health.
As a featured presenter, the Los Angeles Urban League’s Neighborhoods@Work highlighted employment and entrepreneurship as keys to healthy lifestyles for women. Neighborhoods@Work hosted two workshops. The first centered on the services offered at the League’s Customer Service Institute. Personal branding, increasing and improving leadership abilities and realistic goal setting related to finding employment were just a few of the nuggets of advice and information shared with Forum participants. A second workshop featured opportunities for current and aspiring small business owners and entrepreneurs. The workshop gave participants a snapshot of the courses and services offered through the League’s new Entrepreneurship Center. The Center is designed to provide the foundational tools and techniques that are crucial to the success of any size business.
We’ll be posting more info about the Center on the web site soon. If you have any comments or questions, leave a comment below.
Do extended members of your family have Health Insurance?
If you answered no, we may be able to help. Ask about the League’s Uninsured Screening Program!
You may be eligible for government sponsored Health Insurance. The Los Angeles Urban League has developed an unprecedented partnership with the CoverMe Foundation aimed at providing health insurance to qualifying Los Angeles residents. The CoverMe Foundation, seeking to ensure that as many Los Angeles residents as possible have access to health care, has asked the League to provide referrals of individuals and families who are in need of health coverage. The CoverMe Foundation assists individuals and families in accessing government sponsored health insurance. It is estimated that as many as one-third of people without insurance are eligible for some type of assistance. Of the individuals referred, approximately half will potentially receive health coverage as a result of working with the CoverMe Foundation.
This program is free to the public. There is no cost to apply. Proof of citizenship is not required for participation. Any information provided will be used to determine eligibility and will be kept in strict confidence. If you need additional information you may email usp@laul.org or call 323-299-9660 ext. 214.
Both the Avalon Worksource Center and the West Adams Worksource Center have teamed with
Icanefile.org to provide free tax filing and preparation online. West Adams is also offering tax help in person by calling (323) 525-3762 to make an appointment. Icanefile.org can also be used at home.
I am quite literally in shock about the sudden and tragic loss of LAPD’s Deputy Chief Kenny Garner. Kenny was one of the most thoughtful and capable men in this city. He was a beacon of light and hope for so many of us who admired him on both a personal and professional level. Los Angeles has many prominent people, but very few real community heroes. Kenny was one of our city’s greatest heroes. He served as a powerful role model for so many people – particularly for African American males, and he always stood as an example of what high integrity, hard work, and a caring heart can achieve in this life.
Deputy Chief Garner played a major role in changing LAPD relations with the African American community, and his work with the Los Angeles Urban League team has been nothing short of monumental. Among other things, he helped orchestrate and oversee the Department’s outstanding support of our transformational model, Neighborhoods@Work an effort that has now worked with the LAPD and City Attorney’s Offices to lower crime by 30 percent in the Park Mesa Heights community of the Crenshaw District in South Los Angeles.
Today, we lost one of this city’s greatest leaders. Deputy Chief Garner’s energy and passion for young people and his unwavering desire to positively change lives has been a contagious force of change in South Los Angeles. His powerful legacy of service to Los Angeles must now serve to motivate all of us tocontinue to fight on for the betterment of our communities for the sake of generations to come.
Both the Avalon Worksource Center and the West Adams Worksource Center have teamed with
