Delivered on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Since the late 1800s, African Americans have marked the end of slavery with an annual celebration, known as Juneteenth. The date received its name by combining June and 19, the actual day in 1865 that Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the news that […]
Board Items
Remarks by Board President Cynthia McClain-Hill About Pride Month
Delivered on June 8, 2021 June is Pride Month, and 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of LGBTQIA+ month in the City of Los Angeles and the 51st Anniversary of LA Pride. Pride Month is a time to show support, listen and learn. It’s a time to take action and give back. It’s a time to […]
Remarks by Board Vice President Susana Reyes Regarding Stopping AAPI Hate
Delivered on March 23, 2021 Thank you, President McClain-Hill, for coming forward in solidarity. I want to thank our Mayor and our city leaders for their consistent leadership on this issue, and for their persistence standing strongly against anti-Asian xenophobia and hate. I speak before you today as your commissioner of Asian descent, who has […]
Remarks by Board President Cynthia McClain-Hill Regarding Support for the AAPI Community
Delivered on March 23, 2021 According to Stop AAPI Hate, between March 2020 and February 2021, there were 3,795 documented racially motivated attacks against members of the AAPI community. 3,795. That doesn’t account for the thousands of unreported incidents or the ones not characterized as hate crimes. And it doesn’t include the tragic events of […]
