MEETING
March 14, 2022 African American Reparations Advisory Committee meeting
African American Reparations Advisory CommitteeMeeting details
Date and time
How to participate
Online
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
Online
Overview
Dr. Sheryl Evans Davis, Executive Director Eric McDonnell, Committee Chair Tinisch Hollins, Committee Vice ChairAgenda
1. Call to order and committee roll call
Action item
2. Land and Ancestral Acknowledgements
Public Comment
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. General Public Comment
Public Comment on items not on the agenda.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Adjournment
Meeting resources
Video recording
Related documents
African American Reparations Committee Report
African American Reparations Committee ReportNotices
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