October 15, 2008 – 8:51 am
From the 2008 National Urban League Confernce, former LA Urban League president John W. Mack presenting the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Leadership Award to current president Blair H. Taylor.
September 17, 2008 – 3:19 pm
These analytical briefs are part of a series on the status of Park Mesa Heights, a neighborhood located in South Los Angeles, a 70 square block area anchored by Crenshaw Senior High School. The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) has established a 5-year strategic plan to improve the quality of life in this area through [...]
Sears and Craftsman donated a wonderful playhouse for the Vernon Head Start site and provided toys and other projects for the children to enjoy. More than 60 children and their parents participated in the CBS Early Show shoot which aired live on the east coast (tape delayed on west coast) beginning at 7 am.
January 28, 2008 – 10:06 am
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent of Schools David L. Brewer III and Board President Mónica García will be joined by President and CEO of Los Angeles Urban League Blair Taylor, President and CEO of the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation Greg Franks, and others to announce that the Crenshaw High School (CHS) community [...]
November 6, 2007 – 10:39 am
The Los Angeles Urban League announced today that The Ahmanson Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved a grant in the amount of $500,000 to support the League’s Neighborhoods@Work initiative. Neighborhoods@Work, the catalyst of the League’s five-year strategic plan, is a systemic change model designed to revitalize the 70-block area surrounding Crenshaw High School. The area, known [...]
September 24, 2007 – 10:00 am
The Los Angeles Urban League announced today that the Weingart Foundation has agreed to support the League’s Neighborhoods@Work with a $2 million challenge grant that will paid out over a four-year period. Neighborhoods@Work, the lynchpin of the League’s [...]
Responding to the dismal numbers of African Americans enrolling at UCLA for the freshman class for Fall 2006 – only 96 students, the lowest number since the 1970’s - the Alliance for Equal Opportunity in Education (AEOE), a historic collaboration between community-based organizations, students, alumni, faculty, support staff, and city and state representatives, meet weekly [...]
January 16, 2007 – 9:13 am
Blair H. Taylor, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League announced today the pledge of $2.5 million by Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA Inc. to the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative which is a part of the League’s new five-year Strategic Plan. The announcement came with Toyota’s presentation of a $500,000 check for 2007 to [...]
The Los Angeles Urban League recognized Los Angeles Police Officer Kristina Ripatti for her sacrifice and commitment for public safety in the line of duty. A press conference was held on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 9 a.m. at the Southwest Area Police Station, 1546 West Martin Luther King Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
Officer Ripatti [...]
