Lola saw the vast disparities in union membership and skilled labor opportunities in the Black community throughout her career as a labor organizer and decided to take action. She co-founded the LA Black Worker Center, where she works to increase access to quality jobs, reduce employment discrimination, and improve industries that employ Black workers through action and unionization. Coining the term Black worker center, the LABWC went on to be a model for the emerging National Black Worker Center Network.  Lola currently serves as a Project Director at the UCLA Labor Center, where she directs the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work project. She is nationally recognized by former President Barack Obama and Labor Secretary Tom Perez. She currently serves as the treasurer of the Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board, and holds various leadership positions within civic organizations. Lola serves as an Employment Equity Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles, and taskforce member for the United States Department of Labor Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE). She is a founding member of the LA County Worker Center Network and Co-Chair of the Black Worker Hub for Regional Organizing.