March 14, 2022 African American Reparations Advisory Committee meeting

Monday, March 14, 2022

In this page:

    Overview

    Dr. Sheryl Evans Davis, Executive Director
    Eric McDonnell, Committee Chair
    Tinisch Hollins, Committee Vice Chair

    Agenda

    1. 1. Call to order and committee roll call

      Action item

    2. 2. Land and Ancestral Acknowledgements



      Public Comment

    3. 3. Finding to allow teleconferenced meetings under California Government Code Section 54953(e) (Discussion and Possible Action)



      The Commission will discuss and possibly adopt a resolution setting forth findings required under Assembly Bill 361 that would allow the Commission and its subcommittees to hold meetings remotely according to the modified Brown Act teleconferencing provisions set forth in AB 361. Public Comment and Committee Comment

    4. 4. General Public Comment



      Public Comment on items not on the agenda.

    5. 5. California State Reparations Task Force (Discussion Item)

      Updates from the most recent AB 3121 Task Force meeting

      Juell Stewart, Human Rights Commission, Committee Secretary

      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

    6. 6. Black Health in San Francisco (Discussion item)

      Guest speaker(s) will discuss the state of Black healthcare and access in San Francisco’s Black communities, ongoing initiatives to mitigate health challenges, and ways the community can collaborate to advance health equity.

      Brittney N. Doyle, WISE Health SF and UCSF Black Health Initiative

      Veronica Shepard, Director, Office of Anti-Racism and Equity, SF Department of Public Health

      Dr. Monique LeSarre, Executive Director, Rafiki Coalition

      Dr. Jonathan Butler, UCSF School of Medicine

      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

    7. 7. Certificate of Preference Letter of Support (Discussion item)

      Committee Member Laticia Erving will present the letter drafted on behalf of the Committee to support changes to the Certificate of Preference process.

      Laticia Erving, Committee Member

      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

    8. 8. Subcommittee Report Back (Discussion Item)

      a. Economic Empowerment (Subcommittee Lead: Anietie Ekanem)

      b. Health (Subcommittee Lead: Rev. Amos Brown)

      c. Education (Subcommittee Lead: Gloria Berry)

      d. Policy (Subcommittee Lead: Daniel Landry)

      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

    9. 9. Community Engagement Update (Discussion Item)

      The Committee will hear updates on Community Engagement efforts

      De’Anthony Jones, Human Rights Commission



      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

    10. 10. Announcements

      Committee members and members of the public may offer announcements for upcoming events or other items relevant to the community.

      Public Comment

      Committee Discussion

       

    11. 11. Adoption of the March 14, 2022 meeting recording (Action Item)

      Review and anticipated adoption of video recording of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee’s March 14, 2022 meeting. An opportunity for Committee members to elevate key points from the previous meeting.



      Public Comment

    12. 12. Adjournment

    Date & Time

    Monday, March 14, 2022
    5:30 pm

    Online

    This meeting takes place on Zoom.
    Webinar ID: 978 1303 7169
    Passcode: 826144
    Register

    Phone

    One tap mobile

    94740987073#, *219139#

    AARAC March 14, 2022 Meeting Video

    Documents

    African American Reparations Committee Report

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