i'm personally inspired by the work of black lives matter and elise ya garz ya. they are creating a new movement, not of our grandparents but a movement of today. they're playing a critical national and global role. i'm especially excited of this today. they're fighting for the soul of the city and the placement of the black community which is probably at about three percent of the population right now. i think elise ya is a mixture of malcolm x with the embrace of the

i also wanted to say that black lives matter with elise ya garz ya here. her leadership envision i think is critical. one quote i would like to read about her is what's represented by this new movement. elise ya has said we are rejecting a lot of the things that don't work, things that we've done in the past. it's important not to keep doing the same things over and over and expect to get different results. there's an activist in saint lewis called f o and he always says this is not your grandparent's civil rights movement. without being disrespectful to the real sacrifices others have made, this is about our generation of time. what's real? this is our generation's time. we're going to do it the way we know how. i think what elise ya garner and the black lives matter, they really provide leadership state and provide struggles that expand our community. let me acknowledge black lives matter and elise ya garza. [applause] >> all right. thank you supervisor mar for recognizing our work. it's an honor to have been recognized now for the second time. first time