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Los Angeles Urban League Honors Civil Rights Leader Reverend James Lawson at 47th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner

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LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) is proud to honor legendary civil rights leader James Lawson with its Centennial Award at the highly anticipated Whitney M. Young, Jr. Gala. The theme of this year's dinner is "A Century of Service" The 47th Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2022, Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Chris Schauble, KTLA 5 Anchor, is slated to serve as the Master of Ceremony and the Inner City Youth Orchestra will be providing the music for the Fundraising Gala. There will be a red carpet and cocktail reception which begins at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner will commence at 6:30 p.m.

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  • Lawson is one of the Civil Rights Movement's leading activists, theoreticians, and tacticians of nonviolence within the movement.
  • LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) is proud to honor legendary civil rights leader James Lawson with its Centennial Award at the highly anticipated Whitney M. Young, Jr. Gala.
  • However, attendees can look forward to enjoying an epic and memorable event honoring legendary civil rights leader Reverend James Lawson.
  • The Whitney M. Young, Jr., Awards Dinner, which raises funds for the Los Angeles Urban League and its community outreach programs, is one of the 'must attend' yearly events in Los Angeles.