On February 24th 2021, UWLA Hosted a panel discussion with President Brown celebrating Black History. 

Topics included:

• What does Black History mean in Los Angeles?
  
• Who were the pioneers that laid the foundation for the current generation?
  
• How are the actions of those pioneers connected to what needs to be achieved ttoday?

The panel included:

·        William Hastie, Esq. - Student, Merchant Mariner, Activist, City Planner, Civil Rights Lawyer, University Professor, Government Manager, Law Firm Builder, Healthcare Executive, Consultant and Retiree.

·        Paul C. Hudson, Esq. - Partner and co-founder of SEED Collaborative, Former Chairman and CEO of Broadway Federal Bank.  He has served as Chairman of the Los Angeles City Community Redevelopment Agency, President of the Los Angeles NAACP, and on the board of the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan.

·        Roland S. Jefferson M.D. – Practicing Psychiatrist and son of Justice Bernard Jefferson form UWLA President.

·        Hon. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Esq. – Current Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors.  Frist African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress and first Congresswoman to give birth while in office and the first to be granted maternity leave by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Please click HERE to watch this insightful discussion, and let us know what you think!