Jeffery Wallace Creates Pathways Through LeadersUp
August 31, 2017
What started as just an idea through Starbucks has grown into a $3.8 million non-profit organization with locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.
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Mark Ridley-Thomas on The Lucas Museum being in Exposition Park
July 25, 2017
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas mentions how having the Lucas Museum promotes arts and culture
Senator Steven Bradford Discussion with Governor Brown on Transportation Diversity
July 6, 2017
Senator Steven Bradford (D- Gardena) held a roundtable discussion on diversity of transportation infrastructure contracts and employment at California State University- Dominguez Hills.
Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley Thomas Explains What a “Sanctuary City” is
July 5, 2017
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas gives the definition of a “Sanctuary City,” and talks about the impact international citizens have on the economy in Los Angeles.
Sit-Ins Win Gov’t Promise of ‘Immediate’ Jobs for Jobless Tunisians
June 25, 2017
The deal calls for 1,500 jobs in oil companies, a budget of $32 million for a development fund and another 3,000 jobs in environmental projects.
L.A. County Celebrates Start of its Youth@Work Program
June 15, 2017
The program expects to help employ 20,000 youth this coming fiscal year starting July 1.
Compton Mayor Celebrates NHS Compton Neighborhood Pride Day
May 25, 2017
NHS Compton Neighborhood Pride Day took place in 800 block of Northwood Avenue and helped to kick-off the grand opening of their Center for Sustainable Communities.
South Bay Workforce Investment Board, a Gateway to Success
April 12, 2017
(SBWIB) is an eleven city consortium located in Inglewood, Torrance, Carson, Gardena, and
Hawthorne made up of local leaders, non profits, businesses, school districts, and other local
stakeholders. Each week clients seeking employment come into the one stops for an initial
pre-employment assessment.
Brotherhood Crusade is seeking 16-24 Year Old Youth for Upcoming Paid Work Experience/Internship and Job Placement Opportunities
March 29, 2017
Youth graduating from the program will be invited to interview with several employers for 150 hours of paid work experience and internships
Attorney Tracy Sanders Speaks On Natural Hair In The Workplace
September 13, 2016
Tracy Sanders, Esq. speaks on natural hair and the law in the release of her new book: Natural Hair in the Workplace: What are Your Rights?
Reporter: Brittany K. Jackson
City and County Leaders Kick Off ‘Hire L.A’s Youth’ Initiative
July 14, 2016
The program provides youth ages 14 to 24 with job skills and money management training, and the opportunity to earn what for some are first-time paychecks.
Return of the Rams Means Return of the Jobs!
May 5, 2016
The South Los Angeles Workforce teamed up with crowd management company CSC to provide over 1000 jobs in a hiring event. These are the voices of the applicants who participated.
College sports get overall B in hiring of minorities, women
April 14, 2016
Racial and gender hiring practices in college sports have improved slightly from a year ago but still lag behind those in professional sports, according to a diversity report released Thursday. The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) reveals that in 2015, hiring for women made a slight improvement, while hiring for minorities took a marginal step backward from 2014. The combined overall grade for college sports in 2015 was a B with 81.2 points, up slightly from 81.1 points in 2014. The score for racial hiring in 2015 was a B with 83.6
Hundreds of Jobs & Careers Available in Los Angeles
March 30, 2016
Los Angeles’ 16th Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Doubletree LA Westside (6161 W Centinela, Culver City, CA 90230) from 11 AM – 3 PM.
For black Americans and veterans, Big job gains in 2015
January 14, 2016
Black Americans made big strides in the job market in 2015, achieving their lowest unemployment rate since before the recession. The black unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in December, the best showing since an 8.0 percent reading in September 2007. Despite the improvement, the unemployment gap by race remains stubbornly wide. The jobless rate for African-Americans is almost double that of whites and was stuck in double digits until mid-2015. Other groups that made notable gains last year were workers in their early 20s, recent veterans and those without high school diplomas. The data for various demographic groups came