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State of Black America® report. Here’s how our latest report serves as the blueprint for Black communities as the nation emerges from “three pandemics.” | Catch up on the gems. Can cancel culture be viewed as modern day white supremacy? Watch the full segment from the #StateofBlackAmerica event. | New podcast. If you loved the For the Movement podcast, join us as we relaunch it as the State of Black America podcast! Subscribe + tune in. | Vax facts. COVID-19 cases are on the rise all over the nation. Getting vaccinated gets us one step closer to reclaiming our lives. Here’s how. | If not now, then when? It’s time to uproot injustice and reimagine public safety. Here’s how we get justice for George Floyd and many others. | #AmplifyBlackVoices. We’ve partnered with Doritos to support Black innovators nationwide and our entrepreneurship programs. Find out more.

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Date: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

On a perfect Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, friends, partners, sponsors, staff and passersby converge on Leimert Park Village at All Chill Hip-Hop Ice Cream to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Los Angeles Urban League (Los Angeles, CA) on the date of the founding exactly 100 years later. June 18, 1921 is a significant day in the Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) 100 years history. On this day 100 years ago, the Tuskegee Industrial Welfare League merged with the National Urban League and created the Los Angeles Urban League.