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.
Update (6/18/09): The LA Sentinel cites the Los Angeles Urban League’s support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
The Los Angeles Urban League applauds President Obama for the historic nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Judge Sotomayor has demonstrated excellence and distinction as a trial attorney and she [...]
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. [...]
November 7, 2008 – 4:10 pm
Originally featured in the Los Angeles Sentinel on November 16, 2008.
With the enormous bailouts that the federal government provided over the past several months to myriad sectors of our economy, here’s a new twist: How about some relief for the nation’s not for profit and social service sector?
Now, perhaps the idea sounds spurious or even [...]
October 27, 2008 – 10:02 pm
Blair H. Taylor, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, testified at September 9, 2008 hearing held by the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Mr. Taylor’s testimony was as follows:
Good morning. Thank you to the Commission for allowing this important testimony to occur.
Many of the panelists have described [...]
October 1, 2008 – 10:30 am
Originally featured in the LA Times on July 17, 2008.
The cover of the New Yorker magazine this week drove home a stark reality that both columnist Tim Rutten and The Times editorial board missed: Although many Americans appear to be ready for an African American president, the question remains as to whether America itself is [...]
On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, Blair H. Taylor, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, testified before the Federal Reserve in support of Bank of America Corp.’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. The two-day hearing regarding the acquisition took place at the Los Angeles branch of the Federal [...]
This nation is mired in a housing market collapse. This nation is on the brink of a severe economic recession. This nation is faced with the largest gaps between rich and poor since the great depression. This nation is facing crumbling infrastructure, schools that do not work, and a rapidly deteriorating position [...]
February 7, 2008 – 4:17 pm
This past week the teachers and parents of Crenshaw High voted in favor of the school entering the Innovation Division of Los Angeles Unified School District LAUSD’s effort to place select schools on a pathway toward localized governance and control.
The chorus for change was overwhelming: More than 80 percent of all the teachers and faculty [...]
This past week, the National Urban League held its 2007 Annual Conference in St. Louis. Among the more than 5,000 attendees at the four day event were African American leaders from all across the nation.
At one point during the conference, 2008 United States Presidential candidates addressed attendees. In the forum, each candidate had 20-minutes [...]
