today, i have an in memory for a powerful freedom fighter, kelou asha. i am proud to pay homage to her legacy today. today she would have been 79 years old, and she loved celebrating her birthday alongside malcolm x, yu yuri kochiyama. she was a long time resident of san francisco, living in by view, fillmore and chinatown high school. she was the daughter of larue purcha purchase -- purcell and sibling to seven brothers and sisters. she blue cross oped into a prolive -- blossomed into a prolific speaker, producing bay area video coalition comments until her death. she demanded rights and dignity for the poor and homeless, was recognized by her neighbors as a tenant leader while living with a disability for years. she fought to make her building disability accessible. she's art and culture together, inspired and express solidarity among others the people of haiti, south after ra, palestine, and the philippines, and supported black august, a month to embrace the principles of black resistance and to remain steadfast in the struggle to free political priso