Nolan Rollins

10th District Women’s Committee Honors Community Leaders

The 10th District Women’s Steering Committee (WSC) honored four community leaders during their 41st annual Installation Luncheon on January 24.

More than 300 people celebrated the contributions of Pamela A. Bakewell, Karla Gordy Bristol, Theresa Price and Nolan Rollins, to the greater Los Angeles area. According to WSC President Connye L. Thomas, the honorees’ accomplishments reflected the organization’s theme, “Inspiring a Vision for Change.”

Tenth District Steering Committee Honors Community Leaders

The 10th Council District Women’s Steering Committee is hosting its 41st Annual Installation Luncheon on Sunday, January 24 in Los Angeles. The theme is “Inspiring a Vision for Change.” Many community leaders and elected officials will be in attendance to also recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions during the 2016 officers installation program. Honorees for the luncheon include Nolan Rollins, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League; Theresa Price, founder and president of the National College Resources Foundation (aka Black College & Latino Expo); Karla Gordy Bristol, CEO of Bristol Entertainment, Vice President of the Fuller Gordy Foundation

Rollins Brings Urban League Vision to Airport Commission

As Los Angeles Airport Commissioner Matthew Johnson leaves to join the city’s police commission, L.A. Urban League President Nolan Rollins is stepping up to fill in. Rollins talked to the Sentinel recently about the appointment and what he hopes to accomplish. To the position, he said, he fully intends to wear his Urban League hat and continue to advocate for economic advantages and opportunities for the city’s underserved. “I am absolutely not on this commission to not be the Urban League president,” he said. “I don’t take that hat off.” Part of what that means is that being part of