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From: Councilmember Kenyan R.
McDuffie <kmcduffie@dccouncil.us>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:32 PM
Subject: Ward 5 Report November 12th - REACH Act
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Neighbors,
On Tuesday, The Racial Equity Achieves Results (REACH) Amendment
Act of 2020 passed final reading and on
emergency unanimously. Thanks to my colleagues and every
organization and individual who worked with me and my staff on the
bill and advocated for its passage. The measure will require
the Office of Human Rights and the Department of Human Resources to
develop and provide racial equity training for all District
employees. It requires the Office of Budget and Planning to design
and implement a racial equity tool to aid in eliminating
disparities based on race through the budget process. The
Reach Act will require a racial equity impact assessment on certain
council measures. The measure also requires the Mayor to include
racial equity-related performance measures in the development of an
agency's annual performance plans. The measure was previously
funded in the FY21 Budget Support Act and will go into effect once
signed by the Mayor.
The REACH Act is a bold and intentional step needed to address our
city's inequities and ensure our Black and Brown residents who have
suffered from government sanctioned oppression suffer no longer.
The passing of the REACH Act will fundamentally change the way we
govern and legislate here in the District of Columbia. Only by
building systems that are intentional in their design to account
for implicit bias and systemic inequities, will every District
resident truly have the same opportunities to prosper in our
society.
This REACH Act builds upon my work to advance racial equity in
policy making in the District of Columbia, which include:
- Authoring the Reparations Task Force Establishment Act
of 2020 to establish a 9-member task force to study
and develop reparations proposals for African Americans in the
District of Columbia
- Sense of the Council to Declare Racism A
Public Health Crisis in the District of Columbia Resolution of
2020, to declare racism a public health crisis in
the District of Columbia, acknowledging that racism has
resulted in race being identified as a social determinant of
health.
- Hosting a Symposium
on Race and Policy on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
- Successfully
leading the effort for the Council of the District of Columbia
to become a member of the Government Alliance on Racial Equity
(GARE), a national network of leaders working to
achieve racial equity within and through government.
- Convening a Racial Equity Working Group,
consisting of a diverse body of industry and community leaders
committed to normalizing conversations about race,
operationalizing new policies, eliminating occurrences of
racial discrimination, and implementing a city-wide strategy
to achieve racial equity in the District of Columbia.
- Facilitating racial equity training for
all members and staff of the Council of the District of
Columbia.
- Spearheading
introduction of the “Sense of the Council on Establishing
Race, Equity, and Social Justice Resolution of 2017.”
In
Service,
Kenyan
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In this
issue of the Ward 5 Report:
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Ward 5 Volunteer
Townhall
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For a full list of black owned restaurants
participating in DMV Black Restaurant Week 2020 click the link here.
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navigate the short term uncertainty driven by COVID-19 in order to
overcome the persistent structural barriers faced due to race
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strategy, and execute with a clear roadmap.
To join the free online program click the link here.
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