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The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) proudly announces the appointment of Cynthia Mitchell-Heard as its new President and CEO effective January 1, 2024. Heard will become the first woman to assume this leadership role since Katherine Barr, the LAUL's President in the late 1920s until 1931. Ms. Mitchell-Heard also made history when she was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the LAUL, the first woman in the organization's history to hold this position. As President & CEO, she is charged with adva

Paula Madison, CEO of Madison Media Management; Martin Muoto, founder and managing partner of Sola Impact; and Sekou Kaalund, executive vice president of US Bank; will be honored during the 48th annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards sponsored by Los Angeles Urban League. 

Michael A. Lawson announced last week that he intends to step down as president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Urban League by the end of the year. 

The city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LA Civil Rights) hosted their Reparations Advisory Commission on Saturday, April 22—an in-person community event at the California African American Museum (CAAM), commissioners elaborated on the city’s plan to conduct an investigation on what harms Black Angelenos.

The highly respected non-profit executive makes history by becoming the first woman Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the legendary civil rights organization