Class recorded February 25, 2021.

Many schools, employers, and other organizations enforce rules regarding your personal appearance – rules which have often, historically and into the present, discriminated against Black people. But how far can these rules legally go?

Class covers:

• What happens when workplace or school appearance rules fail to take into account racial or cultural differences, gender and transgender issues, or religious practices
• How established law protects against discriminatory dress and grooming codes
• How the new CROWN Act (SB 188, passed 2019) specifically protects against hair texture and hairstyle discrimination

Earn 1 hour California Elimination of Bias MCLE credit. After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance

Registration fee: $20, Non-refundable.

Presented by: Tracy Sanders, Esq.

Tracy Sanders is an attorney, author, and speaker in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Natural Hair and the Law, an organization formed to provide publications, workshops, and events addressing legal issues related to natural hair in the workplace and schools. She is the author of The CROWN Act Handbook: The Official Guide to Natural Hair Discrimination Laws and Natural Hair in the Workplace: What Are Your Rights?, which has been featured by Essence, Los Angeles Sentinel, and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She has provided legal commentary on TV networks including ABC, Fox, MSNBC, TLC, and WE.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.   

Class recorded February 23, 2021.

The pandemic-driven economic crisis has battered Black and minority-owned small businesses, but this moment also presents a chance to pivot to new opportunities as the world emerges from COVID-19. In this class, learn not just about ways to get help with the impact of COVID-19 – also learn about grants, contracting opportunities, toolkits, and resources to position your business for success during the pandemic and beyond.

Class covers:

• Federal, state and local government contracting opportunities, including programs designed to assist minority-owned small businesses
• Government and nonprofit grants and other assistance for Black and minority-owned small businesses
• How to get your tax and business records in order so you can take advantage of grants and other assistance
• How to pivot to new business models, such as online sales, delivery, and more
• Resources available to help, including a Toolkit developed by speaker Arna Fulcher

Registration fee: FREE

Presented by: Arna M. Fulcher

Arna M. Fulcher is the CEO and President of Alford Consulting Group, and the owner of several successful small businesses. She has taught financial basics to new and aspiring business owners since 1992, and has served as Chair of the Empowerment Congress, Economic Development Committee for Los Angeles County, 2nd Supervisorial District, and the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Community Leadership Council. She was a Los Angeles Business Journal CFO of the Year Nominee in 2007. Arna is an accountant and registered tax preparer by trade, and earned her Bachelors Degree in Corporate Finance/Accounting from USC Marshall School of Business.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Monday, February 22, 2021: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

LA Law Library gratefully acknowledges the support and participation of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles in making this program possible.

Please join us for this virtual event as our distinguished panel discusses the bias, discrimination, and other challenges they faced on their journeys to becoming justices on the California Supreme Court. The Justices will also discuss what every lawyer and legal professional can do to help eliminate bias, fight discrimination, and contribute to creating a more inclusionary, equitable and just legal system.

Attorneys: Earn 1.5 hours California Elimination of Bias MCLE credit

Registration: FREE

Presented by:
Justice Martin J. Jenkins, California Supreme Court
Justice Leondra R. Kruger, California Supreme Court
Professor Isabelle Gunning (Moderator), Southwestern Law School

Class recorded March 16, 2021.

Learn how to evaluate and use free sources of legal information online. This class also introduces select low cost websites for researching California and federal law, and how to make use of public law library assistance and resources. 

Class covers:

• How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law
• Sources for Los Angeles City and County law and government information
• General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
• Online resources and remote assistance available from public law libraries
• Legal research tips

Registration fee: FREE

Presented by: Mary Garcia, Reference Librarian

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research.  LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.