. >> reporter: we're seeing this transformation now in the mist of the pandemic at a xavier brown. >>i think it is a unique moment in our history. we have an opportunity to truly bring equity to those committees. >> reporter: covid highlighted inequities that the latino community have been facing. reverend fong came out of retirement after 30 years of service. >> we are in the community what do you see? >> i see a lot of history. this is our living room. all the seniors used to hang out here with no fear. and now they can't. >> reporter: reverend fong continues to set up meetings with that there groups. but he says there's a lack of education playing a role in these attacks. >> on one side, on a high level, total solidarity with the black community who get it. the latino community, muslim leaders understand what the asians are going through. but, how do we get the youth, you know? to understand that as well? on the youth level, that is where a lot of the violence is taking place. >> reporter: xavier brown his friend mobilized 15,000 people to protest the death of george floyd and poli

. >> reporter: xavier brown and his friend, riley, mobilized 15,000 people to protest the death of georgefloyd and police brutality, today, he stands with the asian community. >> you know, my heart goes out to the asian community that is just being so unfairly discriminated, the work is never done, we can always improve. you know, martin luther king and the black panthers and malcolm x., they did what they needed to do in their life span , so that we could improve on everything. >> reporter: he believes educating minorities on commonalities will be the key in changing stereotypes and ending racism. >> this is us, we are widening the circle of who encompasses and constitutes us. us meeting the african-american community, the asian community, the latinos, and everyone else as well. >> exactly, we are dismantling this false binary between us versus them and seeing that we cannot succeed, we cannot survive and thrive, until we come up with solutions elevate all of our humanities. >> reporter: community leaders emphasized on what you and i can do every day, becoming an ally to those facing sys

brown: thank you, madam president. i rise to speak in favor of xavierecerra as senator menendez just did. like senator menendez, da we wee in the first class in 1982 together. i consider him as a friend and admire the work he's done as attorney general and the work he will do at h.h.s. we're in the middle of the worst health crisis in our lifetime and need someone to run a department would understands public health and will build a more stronger and affordable health care system. that's what he will do. he has experience for this job. he ran the nation's second largest law firm. he helped pass the affordable care act as a mechanic of the house that -- member of the house that expanded coverage to tens of millions of americans. i think the republican opposition, all partisan opposition to attorney general becerra for secretary of h.h.s. as senator casey pointed out is all about their opposition to the affordable care act, their opposition to the expansion of medicaid. i heard one senator after another say their state isn't treated right by medicaid, but