Time. It is time to put an end to the laws because it fully embrace the righteous cause. It is time to replace the racist symbols of oppression and inequality, symbols that have dominated our landscape with symbols that represent and summon the best in all of us, in all of our people, ones that reflect the diverse, inclusive and equitable city we are today, and we continue to strive to be. It is time to heal, ladies and gentlemen. Richmond is no longer at the confederacy. [applause] is time to show our community how much love we have here. It is time we embrace our diversity. It is time we remove that hinder the dreams of black children in our community. Years sinceplus these monuments were erected, we have known better. Better during jim crow. We knew better during mass resistance. Long before the black mens of young like george floyd. We have two ben 10 makes pandemics in this country, covid19 and racism. One is six months old, the other 400 years old. As the events of the last month
Good morning, everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time. It is time. End to theto put an lost cause and fully embrace the righteous cause. It is time to replace the racist symbols of oppression and inequality, symbols that have dominated our landscape with symbols that represent and summon the best in all of us, in all of our people, ones that reflect the diverse, inclusive and equitable city we are today, and we continue to strive to be. It is time to heal, ladies and gentlemen. Richmond is no longer at the confederacy. [applause] it is time to show our community how much love we have here. It is time we embrace our diversity. It is time we remove that hinder the dreams of black children in our community. Through 100 plus years since these monuments were erected, we have known better. We know better during jim crow. We knew better during mass resistance. We knew better long before the dying pleas of young black men like george floyd. We have two ben 10 makes pandemics in this country
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To begin our program, please welcome the honorable donny r. Tuck, mayor of the city of hampton. Please take your seats. Good morning, and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. Its my honor to welcome Governor Ralph Northam and first lady pamela northam, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine, u. S. Representative bobby scott and representative elaine lorry of virginia. Representative karen bass of california and representative william clay of missouri. Speaker of the house of delegates, kirklin cox, first counselor for the embassy of rwanda, former Virginia Governor jared, former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric greitens, former representatives james moran and l. F. Payne, chief judge Roger Gregory of the First Circuit court of appeals, members of the governors cabinet, members of virginia General Assembly, including Senate Majority leade